Where does “постукивать” come from?

постукивать (Russian) comes from Russian сту́кать, from Proto-Slavic stukati — to knock, to tap.

постукивать (Russian): to tap on, to rap on

Definitions

  1. to tap on, to rap on

Ancestry of “постукивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсту́катьto knock
2Proto-Slavicstukatito knock, to tap

Words derived from “постукивать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic stukati →Every word from Russian сту́кать →
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