Where does “2K” come from?

2K (Translingual) comes from Translingual k, from Translingual k-, from English kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.

2K (Translingual): The resolution of display devices or content...

Definitions

  1. The resolution of display devices or content...

Ancestry of “2K”, step by step

2K traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual k

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualkAbbreviation of thousand
2Translingualk-Abbreviation of kilo-
3Englishkilo-API; In the International System of Units and...
4Frenchkilo-kilo
5Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
6Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
9Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Translingual 2

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual2
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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