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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/klāwis
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Proto-Italic
Etymology
Possibly an i-stem derivation of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for locking doors”); compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀏𐀨𐀹𐀡𐀫 (ka-ra-wi-po-ro /klāwi-pʰoros/, “key-bearer”). Possibly *(s)kleh₂w- gave *klāwos, Latin clāvus; alternatively Latin clāvis may have been borrowed from Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís), ultimately from the same Indo-European source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaː.wis/
Noun
*klāwis f[1]
- bolt, lock, bar
Declension
| i-stemDeclension of *klāwis (i-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural |
| nominative | *klāwis | *klāwēs |
| vocative | *klāwis | *klāwēs |
| accusative | *klāwim | *klāwins |
| genitive | *klāweis | *klāwjom |
| dative | *klāwei | *klāwiβos |
| ablative | *klāwīd | *klāwiβos |
| locative | *klāwei | *klāwiβos |
Related terms
- *klaudō
- *klāwos
Descendants
- Latin: clāvis (see there for further descendants)
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN