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Where does “похлопотать” come from?

похлопотать (Russian) comes from Russian по́-, from Russian -бира́ть.

похлопотать (Russian): to bother; to spend some time bustling about

Definitions

  1. to bother; to spend some time bustling about

Ancestry of “похлопотать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́-—
2Russian-бира́ть—
Every word from Russian -бира́ть →