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Where does “клякса” come from?

клякса (Russian) comes from German Klecks, from Central German klecken.

клякса (Russian): blot

Definitions

  1. blot

Ancestry of “клякса”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlecksblot, stain; blob, dab
2Central Germanklecken—
Every word from Central German klecken →