Where does “похлопывать” come from?

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

похлопывать (Russian): to pat, to clap, to tap

Definitions

  1. to pat, to clap, to tap

Ancestry of “похлопывать”, 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 →