Because it represents the Greek word KILO (thousand).
a thousand (kilograms :a thousand grams). It derives from the word χίλια (chilo or kilo)
'Khilioi (χίλιοι)' is Ancient Greek for 'thousand'
'Kilo' is derived from a Greek word meaning thousand.
2,000 . two thousand.
The prefix "kilo-", meaning "one thousand" was introduced in the French, 1795, when France officially adopted the metric system. The word derives from the Greek khilioi, "thousand", of unknown origin.
The word "killo" is not typically associated with kilometers. Kilometers are a unit of measurement for distance, derived from the Greek word "khilioi" meaning "thousand." The prefix "kilo-" specifically denotes a thousand in the metric system.
Two thousand and two hundred
The Greek word for "between two rivers" is διάξειος (diáxeios).
The word two does not have a Greek root but a Latin one.
The word form for 200,049 is two hundred thousand, forty-nine.
It comes from Greek. Also, the Portuguese language uses mil for thousand which makes complete sense when you think that a milimetre is a thousandth of a metre and mililitre as a thousandth of a litre. So, mil equals 1000 and milhao means a million. So my question is where did the word thousand come from. Mil makes more sense as we already use it for thousands of things or substances.