Where does “kilo” come from?
kilo (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
kilo (Norwegian Nynorsk): a kilo; kilo
Ancestry of “kilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |