Where does “kle(h₂)uk-” come from?

kle(h₂)uk- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “kle(h₂)uk-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kleh₂w-	a hook, crook, peg
2	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kel-	to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “kle(h₂)uk-”

ключ
заключение
клюка
-ключить
ключевой
klucz
кључ
ključ
kulcsszó
adókulcs
adókulcsok
kulcsfontosságú
kulcs
kulcscsont
kulcsot
kulcsok
ключ
klika
klíč
клуч
klewk-eh₂
klewk-yo-s
kľuka
kľučь

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