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Where does “clavu” come from?

clavu (Asturian) comes from Latin clāvus, from Proto-Italic klāwos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

clavu (Asturian): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “clavu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclāvus—
2Proto-Italicklāwos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “clavu”

  • clavo
  • clavare
  • clavar
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