Where does “taps” come from?

taps (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tapsol, from Hungarian top.

taps (Hungarian): applause, clapping

Definitions

  1. applause, clapping

Ancestry of “taps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantapsolto clap, applaud
2Hungariantop—

Words derived from “taps”

Every word from Hungarian top →Every word from Hungarian tapsol →
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