Where does “клепать” come from?

клепать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic klepati — to knock, to clap; to allude, to hint; to accuse.

клепать (Russian): to rivet

Definitions

  1. to rivet

Ancestry of “клепать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklepatito knock, to clap; to allude, to hint; to accuse
Every word from Proto-Slavic klepati