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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”

  • 瞬く
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