Where does “ks” come from?

ks (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.

ks (Translingual): Kyrgyzstan

Definitions

  1. Kyrgyzstan

Ancestry of “ks”, step by step

ks traces back through 3 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual
2EnglishsolidThat can be picked up or held, having a texture,...
3Middle Frenchsolidité
4Latinsoliditassolidity
5Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
6Proto-Italicsoliðos
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Sanskrit कश्मीर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकश्मीर
2Sanskritकश्यपमीरKashmir
3Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
4Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-