Where does “klus-” come from?

klus- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “klus-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “klus-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →