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Where does “клетка” come from?

клетка (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic клѣтъка, from Proto-Slavic klětъka, from Proto-Slavic klětь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic klḗˀtis.

Ancestry of “клетка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicклѣтъка—
2Proto-Slavicklětъka—
3Proto-Slavicklětь
4Proto-Balto-Slavicklḗˀtis—

Words derived from “клетка”

  • яйцеклетка
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic klḗˀtis →