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Where does “clíab” come from?

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

Ancestry of “clíab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kleibos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clíab”

  • cleeve
  • cliabh
  • cliabh
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