kľauc

Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kľučь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kljaukjas, from Proto-Indo-European *klewk-yo-s, from *kle(h₂)uk-, an extended form of *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, key, peg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klʲau̯t͡s/

Noun

kľauc m ? (nominative plural kľaucă)

1. key

References

• Polański, Kazimierz (1971) “kľauc”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 2 (ďüzd – ľotü), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 260
• Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “kľauc”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 79