Where does “хлѣвъ” come from?

хлѣвъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱloy-wo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

хлѣвъ (Old Church Slavonic): cowshed

Definitions

  1. cowshed

Ancestry of “хлѣвъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlaiwąhill, mound, barrow; burial mound, tomb, grave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱloy-wo-m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱloy-wo-m →