Where does “كلید” come from?

كلید (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian کلید, from Middle Persian kilēd, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

كلید (Ottoman Turkish): lock, a device which requires a key to be opened

Definitions

  1. lock, a device which requires a key to be opened

Ancestry of “كلید”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکلیدkey; clef
2Middle Persiankilēd—
3Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “كلید”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →