Where does “затопать” come from?

затопать (Russian) comes from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

затопать (Russian): to begin to stamp

Definitions

  1. to begin to stamp

Ancestry of “затопать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →