Where does “klec” come from?

klec (Czech) comes from Czech klečet, from Old Czech klečěti, from Proto-Slavic klęčati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk-.

klec (Czech): cage

Definitions

  1. cage

Ancestry of “klec”, step by step

klec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech klečet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechklečetto kneel
2Old Czechklečětito kneel
3Proto-Slavicklęčatito kneel
4Proto-Balto-Slavicklenk-—

via Proto-Slavic klětь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklětьthe commonality in all the descendants, including some derived terms (closet, hut, cabin, cage, granary, cellar, barn), is that of a 'closed space'
2Proto-Balto-Slavicklḗˀtis—

Words derived from “klec”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic klęčati →Every word from Old Czech klečěti →