Where does “klia” come from?

klia (Swedish) comes from English Clear, from Middle English clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

klia (Swedish): to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “klia”, step by step

klia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Clear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishClearAn idea state of beingness free of unwanted...
2Middle EnglishclereAlternative spelling of cler
3Old Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Old Norse kláði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekláði—
2Proto-Germanicklawiþô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Old French cler →