Where does “clunis” come from?

clunis (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic klounis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

clunis (Latin): rump, buttocks

Definitions

  1. rump, buttocks

Ancestry of “clunis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip

Words derived from “clunis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis →Every word from Proto-Italic klounis →
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