Where does “Bicaz-Chei” come from?

Bicaz-Chei (Romanian) comes from Romanian cheie, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Ancestry of “Bicaz-Chei”, step by step

Bicaz-Chei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian cheie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancheiekey, chief; key; wrench, spanner
2Latinclāvisa key
3Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

via Romanian Bicaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBicaz—
2HungarianBékás—
3Hungarianbékafrog; pallet jack, pallet truck
4Proto-Turkic*bākafrog, toad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →