Where does “клие́нт” come from?

клие́нт (Russian) comes from German Klient, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

клие́нт (Russian): client, customer

Definitions

  1. client, customer

Ancestry of “клие́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlientclient
2Latincliēnscustomer
3LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
4Proto-Italickluēōto be known
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “клие́нт”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō →