Where does “клика” come from?
клика (Macedonian) comes from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu-, from Proto-Indo-European glew- — to swallow; swallow.
клика (Macedonian): (of birds) to cry, to scream
Definitions
- (of birds) to cry, to scream
Ancestry of “клика”, step by step
клика traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English click
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 2 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 3 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 4 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 5 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
via French clique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clique | clique; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old French | cliquer | to click, clack, sound, resound |
via Proto-Slavic klìkati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | klìkati | to cry out, to call |