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Proto-Slavic
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From *klopъ (“knock! tap!”) + *-otъ, or deverbal from *klopati (“to tap”), *klopotati, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.
Noun
*klopotъ m[1]
- clatter, tumult, noise
- → anxiety
- → worry, anguish
Declension
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*klopotъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 70
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “клопота́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress