Where does “كلیدجك” come from?
كلیدجك (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كلید, 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...
كلیدجك (Ottoman Turkish): kind of wooden lock placed on the throat of a pair of oars to secure them
Definitions
- kind of wooden lock placed on the throat of a pair of oars to secure them
Ancestry of “كلیدجك”, step by step
كلیدجك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish كلید
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | كلید | lock, a device which requires a key to be opened |
| 2 | Persian | کلید | key; clef |
| 3 | Middle Persian | kilēd | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |