Where does “叩く” come from?

叩く (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese たたく, from Proto-Japonic tataku.

叩く (Japanese): to hit; to strike; to beat; to paddle; to...

Definitions

  1. to hit; to strike; to beat; to paddle; to...

Ancestry of “叩く”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseたたく
2Proto-Japonictataku

Words derived from “叩く

Every word from Proto-Japonic tatakuEvery word from Old Japanese たたく