Where does “clește” come from?

clește (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic клѣщѧ, from Proto-Slavic klěšča — claw, pincer.

clește (Romanian): pliers; pincers; tongs

Definitions

  1. pliers; pincers; tongs

Ancestry of “clește”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicклѣщѧtong, pincers
2Proto-Slavicklěščaclaw, pincer

Words derived from “clește”

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