Where does “кар” come from?
кар (Tajik) comes from Persian کر, from Middle Persian kl, from Translingual k, from Translingual k-, from English kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi — together, one.
кар (Tajik): deaf
Definitions
- deaf
Ancestry of “кар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کر | deaf; hidden |
| 2 | Middle Persian | kl | deaf |
| 3 | Translingual | k | Abbreviation of thousand |
| 4 | Translingual | k- | Abbreviation of kilo- |
| 5 | English | kilo- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 6 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |