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Where does “кли́рос” come from?

кли́рос (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek κλῆρος, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Ancestry of “кли́рос”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκλῆροςA lot; That which is assigned by lot, an...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—

Words derived from “кли́рос”

  • клирошанин
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →