Where does “čavao” come from?

čavao (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian chiavello, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

čavao (Serbo-Croatian): nail

Definitions

nail

Ancestry of “čavao”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	chiavello	—
2	Latin	clāvis	a key
3	Ancient Greek	κλείς	Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
4	Proto-Hellenic	klāwī́ds	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	kleh₂u-	nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds →Every word from Ancient Greek κλείς →