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Where does “ꠌꠣꠛꠤ” come from?

ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (Sylheti) comes from Bengali চাবি, 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...

ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (Sylheti): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “ꠌꠣꠛꠤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliচাবিkey
2PortugueseChave—
3Old Portuguesechavekey
4Latinclāvis—
5Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
6Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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