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Where does “κλῐ́μᾰ” come from?

κλῐ́μᾰ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλῐ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “κλῐ́μᾰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλῐ́νωto slope, incline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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