Where does “clau” come from?
clau (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan clau, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
clau (Occitan): key
Ancestry of “clau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | clau | nail |
| 2 | Latin | clāvis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλείς | Something used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | klāwī́ds | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |
Words derived from “clau”