Where does “Klaudija” come from?

Klaudija (Latvian) comes from Latin Claudia, from Latin Claudius, from Latin claudus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Ancestry of “Klaudija”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Claudia	A patrician gens in Ancient Rome
2	Latin	Claudius	A Roman gens name
3	Latin	claudus	limping, lame; crippled; halting, wavering,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱelh₂-	to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Latin claudus →Every word from Latin Claudius →