Where does “kiriya” come from?

kiriya (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from French client, from Latin cliēns, from Latin clueo, from Proto-Italic kluēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kiriya (Rwanda-Rundi): customer, client

Definitions

  1. customer, client

Ancestry of “kiriya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclientcustomer; client
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō