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Where does “ḱlu-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ḱlu-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ḱlu-”

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