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Where does “klausītājs” come from?

klausītājs (Latvian) comes from Latvian klausīties, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

klausītājs (Latvian): listener, hearer; person who follows a course,...

Definitions

  1. listener, hearer; person who follows a course,...

Ancestry of “klausītājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianklausītiesto listen in; to listen to; to hear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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