Where does “کر” come from?

کر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian kl, from Translingual k, from Translingual k-, from English kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom — together, one.

کر (Persian): deaf; hidden

Definitions

  1. deaf; hidden

Ancestry of “کر”, step by step

کر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian kl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiankldeaf
2TranslingualkAbbreviation of thousand
3Translingualk-Abbreviation of kilo-
4Englishkilo-API; In the International System of Units and...
5Frenchkilo-kilo
6Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
7Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
10Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via French cor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcorhorn; corn
2Old Frenchcorhorn
3Latincornūhorn; antler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “کر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from French kilo- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →