Where does “клѣть” come from?

клѣть (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic klětь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic klḗˀtis.

клѣть (Old Church Slavonic): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “клѣть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklětьthe commonality in all the descendants, including some derived terms (closet, hut, cabin, cage, granary, cellar, barn), is that of a 'closed space'
2Proto-Balto-Slavicklḗˀtis—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic klḗˀtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic klětь →