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

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “clé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcléleft
2Proto-Celtickliyosleft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kliyos →