Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ḱley-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology 1

    Reanalysed root of *ḱléyti, from *ḱel- (to cover) +‎ *-éyti (*éy-present suffix).

    Root

    *ḱley-

    1. to shelter, cover
    Derived terms
    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (cover) (12 c, 0 e)
    • *ḱléy-tis ~ *ḱli-téys
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
        • Lithuanian: šliti̇̀s (shove-shed)
    • *ḱléy-treh₂
    • *ḱloyw-ó-s
    • *ḱli-tó-m
    • *ḱli-tó-s (covered, sheltered)

    Etymology 2

      Reanalysed root of *ḱléyti, from *ḱel- (to incline) +‎ *-éyti (*éy-present suffix).[1][2]

      Root

      *ḱley-[1][3][4]

      1. to lean, slope, incline
      Derived terms
      Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (incline) (23 c, 0 e)
      • *ḱléy-t ~ *ḱli-ént (root aorist)
        • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
          • Proto-Indo-Aryan:
          • Proto-Indo-Iranian:
            • Avestan: 𐬥𐬌𐬯𐬭𐬍𐬙𐬀 (nisrīta, to bring to, assign, 3sg.inj.mid.)
        • Proto-Italic: *klient- (who supports, who depends, act.ptc.)[5]
      • *ḱléy-e-ti (to lean, thematic root present)[3][2]
      • *ḱl̥-né-y-ti ~ *ḱl̥-n-y-énti (nasal-infix present)
      • *ḱli-néw-ti ~ *ḱli-nw-énti (new-present)[2]
        • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćrináwti (to lean)
          • Proto-Iranian: *crináwtī
            • Avestan: 𐬥𐬌𐬯𐬭𐬌𐬥𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬌 (nisrinaomi, to lean, 1sg.pres.)
      • *ḱe-ḱlóy-e ~ *ḱe-ḱli-ḗr (reduplicated perfect)[3]
        • Proto-Hellenic:
          • Ancient Greek: κέκλιται (kéklitai)
        • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *ćićrā́ya
          • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *śiśrā́ya
            • Sanskrit: शिश्राय (śiśrā́ya)
      • *ḱléy-mn̥
        • Proto-Hellenic: *klímə
          • Ancient Greek: κλίμα (klíma, slope, inclination; clime) (see there for further descendants)
      • *ḱléy-o-s
        • Proto-Celtic: *kliyos (left side)[6] (see there for further descendants)
      • *ḱley-téh₂[1][7]
      • *ḱley-wó-s (sloped)[8]
      • *ḱli-tós (leaning, sloped)
      • *ḱlóy-dʰro-m
        • Proto-Germanic: *hlaidrijō (ladder) (see there for further descendants)
      • *ḱlóy-neh₂
        • Proto-Albanian: *klaina
          • Albanian: qye (peak, summit)
      • *ḱloy-w-ó-m[9][8]
        • Proto-Germanic: *hlaiwą (hill, burial mound) (see there for further descendants)
      • *ḱleyn-
        • Proto-Armenian:
      Unsorted formations
      • Proto-Armenian:
      • Proto-Celtic: *kleibos
        • Old Irish: clíab
      • Proto-Italic:
        • Latin: clēmēns (see there for further descendants)
      Descendants
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian:

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Bern, München: Francke Verlag
      2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlinēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231:*ḱli-n-eh₁-
      3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*ḱlei̯-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 332
      4. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54:*ḱley- 'lean, slope'
      5. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “*cliēns, -tis”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 120
      6. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “klēyo-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 207
      7. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “klētā”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 207:*ḱley-t-
      8. 8.0 8.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “*clīvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122:*ḱloi-uo- 'slope, hill' or *ḱlei-u̯o- 'sloping'
      9. ^ Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54:*ḱloy-wo- 'slope, rise'