Where does “kSv” come from?
kSv (Translingual) comes from Translingual Sv, from Swedish svenska, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Ancestry of “kSv”, step by step
kSv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Sv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Sv | — |
| 2 | Swedish | svenska | Swedish language; a woman from Sweden, Swede |
| 3 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 5 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Translingual k
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | k | Abbreviation of thousand |
| 2 | Translingual | k- | Abbreviation of kilo- |
| 3 | English | kilo- | API; In the International System of Units and... |
| 4 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |