Where does “клітка” come from?

клітка (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic клѣтъка, from Proto-Slavic klětъka, from Proto-Slavic klětь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic klḗˀtis.

клітка (Ukrainian): cage, coop

Definitions

  1. cage, coop

Ancestry of “клітка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicклѣтъкаcage, coop, cell
2Proto-Slavicklětъkacage, coop, cell
3Proto-Slavicklětьthe commonality in all the descendants, including some derived terms (closet, hut, cabin, cage, granary, cellar, barn), is that of a 'closed space'
4Proto-Balto-Slavicklḗˀtis—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic klḗˀtis →Every word from Proto-Slavic klětь →Every word from Proto-Slavic klětъka →