Where does “klyka” come from?
klyka (Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu-, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
klyka (Swedish): crotch; the area where something branches; in...
Definitions
- crotch; the area where something branches; in...
Ancestry of “klyka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |