Where does “клавиатура” come from?
клавиатура (Yakut) comes from Russian клавиату́ра, from German Klaviatur, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
клавиатура (Yakut): keyboard
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Ancestry of “клавиатура”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | клавиату́ра | keyboard of a computer, a typewriter, or a piano |
| 2 | German | Klaviatur | keyboard |
| 3 | Latin | clāvis | a key |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |