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Where does “kleinijan-” come from?

kleinijan- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

Ancestry of “kleinijan-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “kleinijan-”

  • kline
  • klína
  • klin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →