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Where does “kliyos” come from?

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

kliyos (Proto-Celtic): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “kliyos”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kliyos”

  • cléchliceáil
  • clé
  • cledd
  • clé
  • kliyā
  • kleiz
  • kleð
  • cled
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