Where does “воскликнуть” come from?
воскликнуть (Russian) comes from Russian кли́кнуть, from Russian кли́кать, from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną — to swallow; swallow.
воскликнуть (Russian): to exclaim, to cry
Definitions
- to exclaim, to cry
Ancestry of “воскликнуть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кли́кнуть | to call someone |
| 2 | Russian | кли́кать | to click; to call |
| 3 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 4 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 5 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 6 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 7 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |