Where does “چاٻي” come from?

چاٻي (Sindhi) comes from Urdu چابی, from Portuguese Chave, from Old Portuguese chave, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

چاٻي (Sindhi): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “چاٻي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduچابیkey
2PortugueseChavekey object that opens and closes a lock
3Old Portuguesechavekey
4Latinclāvisa key
5Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
6Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-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 →