Where does “cheie” come from?

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

cheie (Romanian): key, chief; key; wrench, spanner

Definitions

  1. key, chief; key; wrench, spanner

Ancestry of “cheie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cheie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-
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