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

  1. crotch; the area where something branches; in...

Ancestry of “klyka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicklukjaną—
2Proto-Germanicklu-to ball up, conglomerate, amass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic klu- →
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