Where does “похлопать” come from?

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

похлопать (Russian): to slap; to give a clap

Definitions

  1. to slap; to give a clap

Ancestry of “похлопать”, 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 →