Where does “4k” come from?

4k (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.

4k (Translingual): Alternative form of 4K

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of 4K

Ancestry of “4k”, step by step

4k 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 4

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual4
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-
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