Where does “кликтати” come from?
кликтати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кли̏к, 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.
кликтати (Serbo-Croatian): to cheer, cheerfully shout; to acclaim
Definitions
- to cheer, cheerfully shout; to acclaim
Ancestry of “кликтати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | кли̏к | cry, scream, cheer, shriek of joy, approval, encouragement etc |
| 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 |