Where does “cliath” come from?

cliath (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *kleitā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “cliath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kleitāpalisade, hurdle (type of fence)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “cliath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *kleitā →