Where does “клюшка” come from?
клюшка (Russian) comes from Russian клюка́, from Proto-Slavic kľuka, from German glücke — inflection of glücken:
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клюшка (Russian): hockey stick; golf club
Ancestry of “клюшка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | клюка́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kľuka | hook |
| 3 | German | glücke | inflection of glücken:
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