Where does “захлопать” come from?

захлопать (Russian) comes from Russian хло́пать, from Proto-Slavic *xlopati — to clap, to clatter, to knock.

захлопать (Russian): to begin to clap

Definitions

  1. to begin to clap

Ancestry of “захлопать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхло́патьto clap
2Proto-Slavic*xlopatito clap, to clatter, to knock
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xlopati →Every word from Russian хло́пать →