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Where does “კლიტჱ” come from?

კლიტჱ (Old Georgian) comes from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Ancestry of “კლიტჱ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
2Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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