Where does “klika” come from?

klika (Czech) comes from German glück, from Middle High German gelücke, from Middle Low German gelücke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.

klika (Czech): door handle; doorknob; crank

Definitions

  1. door handle; doorknob; crank

Ancestry of “klika”, step by step

klika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German glück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglücksingular imperative of glücken; first-person...
2Middle High Germangelückeluck
3Middle Low Germangelücke—
4Proto-Germanicgalukją—

via French clique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcliqueclique; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchcliquerto click, clack, sound, resound

via Proto-Slavic kľuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickľukahook
2Germanglückeinflection of glücken: ## first-person singular...

Words derived from “klika”

Every word from Proto-Germanic galukją →Every word from Middle Low German gelücke →Every word from Middle High German gelücke →