Where does “కిలోగ్రాము” come from?
కిలోగ్రాము (Telugu) comes from Telugu కల, from Hindi केला, from Sanskrit कदल, from Portuguese cadeira, from Old Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin cathegra, from Latin cathēdra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
కిలోగ్రాము (Telugu): kilogram: in the International System of Units,...
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Ancestry of “కిలోగ్రాము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | కల | dream; all, various; actual; participle of కలుగు |
| 2 | Hindi | केला | banana; plantain |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कदल | the plantain tree, "Musa sapientum" |
| 4 | Portuguese | cadeira | chair |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | cadeira | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cathegra | — |
| 7 | Latin | cathēdra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καθέδρα | seat; sitting posture; teacher's chair,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |