Where does “çap” come from?
çap (Albanian) comes from Albanian cjap, from Proto-Scythian capi, from Polish cap, from Romanian țap, from Church Slavonic цапъ, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
çap (Albanian): to extend one's leg for walking; get a move on;...
Definitions
- to extend one's leg for walking; get a move on;...
Ancestry of “çap”, step by step
çap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian cjap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | cjap | he-goat, billy goat |
| 2 | Proto-Scythian | capi | — |
| 3 | Polish | cap | billy-goat; buck; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Romanian | țap | he-goat; buck; beer mug |
| 5 | Church Slavonic | цапъ | — |
| 6 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |