Where does “klepošana” come from?

klepošana (Latvian) comes from Latvian klepot, from Czech klepat, from Old Czech klepati, from Proto-Slavic klepati — to knock, to clap; to allude, to hint; to accuse.

klepošana (Latvian): coughing; verbal noun of klepot

Definitions

  1. coughing; verbal noun of klepot

Ancestry of “klepošana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianklepotto cough
2Czechklepatto knock; to shiver, shake
3Old Czechklepatito knock
4Proto-Slavicklepatito knock, to clap; to allude, to hint; to accuse
Every word from Proto-Slavic klepati →Every word from Old Czech klepati →Every word from Czech klepat →