Where does “clé” come from?

clé (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kliyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clé (Old Irish): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “clé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickliyosleft
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kliyos →