Where does “klepot” come from?

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

klepot (Latvian): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “klepot”, step by step

klepot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech klepat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechklepatto knock; to shiver, shake
2Old Czechklepatito knock
3Proto-Slavicklepatito knock, to clap; to allude, to hint; to accuse

via Latvian klepus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianklepuscough, coughing

Words derived from “klepot”

Every word from Proto-Slavic klepati →Every word from Old Czech klepati →Every word from Czech klepat →
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