Where does “клянчить” come from?

клянчить (Russian) comes from Polish klęczeć, from Proto-Slavic klęčati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk-.

клянчить (Russian): to beg (from someone)

Definitions

  1. to beg (from someone)

Ancestry of “клянчить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishklęczećto kneel
2Proto-Slavicklęčatito kneel
3Proto-Balto-Slavicklenk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic klęčati →Every word from Polish klęczeć →