Where does “klat” come from?

klat (Danish) comes from Serbo-Croatian klȁti, from Proto-Slavic kòlti — to stab, to sting; to sting.

Ancestry of “klat”, step by step

klat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian klȁti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianklȁtito slaughter, butcher
2Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting

via Proto-Slavic *koltъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*koltъgouge

Words derived from “klat

Every word from Proto-Slavic kòltiEvery word from Serbo-Croatian klȁti