Where does “clúais” come from?

clúais (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kloustā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clúais (Old Irish): hearing, ear

Definitions

  1. hearing, ear

Ancestry of “clúais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickloustāear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kloustā →