Where does “поколотить” come from?

поколотить (Russian) comes from Russian колоти́ть, from Proto-Slavic kōltìti — to shake, to strike.

поколотить (Russian): to beat, to give a thrashing

Definitions

  1. to beat, to give a thrashing

Ancestry of “поколотить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколоти́тьto knock, to strike, to bang
2Proto-Slavickōltìtito shake, to strike
Every word from Proto-Slavic kōltìti →Every word from Russian колоти́ть →