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