Where does “kilo” come from?
kilo (Veps) comes from Russian кило́, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
kilo (Veps): kilogram, kilo
Ancestry of “kilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | кило́ | kilo |
| 2 | French | kilo | kilo |
| 3 | French | kilo- | kilo- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |