Where does “kleiz” come from?

kleiz (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic kleð, from Proto-Celtic kliyā, from Proto-Celtic kliyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kleiz (Breton): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “kleiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonickleðleft; northern
2Proto-Celtickliyā—
3Proto-Celtickliyosleft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kliyos →