Where does “клиент” come from?

клиент (Kazakh) comes from Russian клие́нт, from German Klient, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

клиент (Kazakh): client

Definitions

  1. client

Ancestry of “клиент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianклие́нтclient, customer
2GermanKlientclient
3Latincliēnscustomer
4LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
5Proto-Italickluēōto be known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō →