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Where does “κλάνω” come from?

κλάνω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

κλάνω (Greek): fart, break wind, blow off; ignore, disregard,...

Definitions

  1. fart, break wind, blow off; ignore, disregard,...

Ancestry of “κλάνω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλάωto break, to break off, to break into pieces; to...
2Ancient Greekκλαίωcry, weep; first-person singular future...
3Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
4Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “κλάνω”

  • κλανιά
  • κλανιάρα
  • κλάσιμο
  • κλανιάρης
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