Where does “קליענט” come from?

קליענט (Yiddish) comes from Polish klient, 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.

קליענט (Yiddish): client, customer

Definitions

  1. client, customer

Ancestry of “קליענט”, step by step

קליענט traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish klient

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishklientcustomer, client; client
2Frenchclientcustomer; client
3Latincliēnscustomer
4LatinclueoI am called or named; I am reputed
5Proto-Italickluēōto be known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Russian клие́нт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianклие́нтclient, customer
2GermanKlientclient

via Lithuanian klientas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianklientasclient
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Italic kluēō →