Where does “чилэджрам” come from?
чилэджрам (West Circassian) comes from Russian килогра́мм, from French kilogramme, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
чилэджрам (West Circassian): kilogram
Definitions
- kilogram
Ancestry of “чилэджрам”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | килогра́мм | kilogram |
| 2 | French | kilogramme | kilogram |
| 3 | French | gramme | gram |
| 4 | Latin | gramma | gram |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |