Where does “cheieriță” come from?

cheieriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian cheier, 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 “cheieriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancheierlocksmith
2Romaniancheiekey, chief; key; wrench, spanner
3Latinclāvisa key
4Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
5Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u-