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Where does “kłuć” come from?

kłuć (Polish) comes from Old Polish kłóć, from Proto-Slavic kòlti — to stab, to sting; to sting.

kłuć (Polish): to prick, to prickle

Definitions

  1. to prick, to prickle

Ancestry of “kłuć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishkłóć—
2Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting
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