Where does “clé” come from?
clé (Irish) comes from Old Irish clé, from Proto-Celtic kliyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
clé (Irish): left
Ancestry of “clé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | clé | left |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kliyos | left |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |