Where does “хло́пать” come from?
хло́пать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *xlopati — to clap, to clatter, to knock.
хло́пать (Russian): to clap
Definitions
- to clap
Ancestry of “хло́пать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *xlopati | to clap, to clatter, to knock |