Where does “klečati” come from?

klečati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic klęčati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk-.

klečati (Serbo-Croatian): to kneel

Definitions

  1. to kneel

Ancestry of “klečati”, step by step

klečati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic klęčati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklęčatito kneel
2Proto-Balto-Slavicklenk-—

via Proto-Slavic klękati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklękati—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic klenk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic klęčati →