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Where does “ḱloy-wo-s” come from?

ḱloy-wo-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “ḱloy-wo-s”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ḱloy-wo-s”

  • Barlow
  • Lewes
  • Lewesian
  • barlowite
  • hlāw
  • hlǣw
  • hleo
  • hlæw
  • hlaiwaz
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