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Where does “хохотать” come from?

хохотать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic xoxotati — to laugh loudly.

Ancestry of “хохотать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxoxotatito laugh loudly

Words derived from “хохотать”

  • расхохотаться
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