Where does “klaĉo” come from?

klaĉo (Esperanto) comes from German klatsch — a smacking/slapping sound, made (for example) by hitting, palm down, a flat, wet surface.

klaĉo (Esperanto): gossip

Definitions

  1. gossip

Ancestry of “klaĉo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklatscha smacking/slapping sound, made (for example) by hitting, palm down, a flat, wet surface
Every word from German klatsch