Where does “китоглава чапла” come from?

китоглава чапла (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian чапла, from Proto-Slavic čapľa, from Proto-Slavic čapja, from Proto-Slavic čapati — to seize, to pick.

китоглава чапла (Bulgarian): shoebill, whalehead wading bird of family

Definitions

  1. shoebill, whalehead wading bird of family

Ancestry of “китоглава чапла”, step by step

китоглава чапла traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian чапла

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчаплаheron, egret
2Proto-Slavicčapľaheron
3Proto-Slavicčapja
4Proto-Slavicčapatito seize, to pick

via Bulgarian китогла́в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкитогла́в
Every word from Proto-Slavic čapatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic čapjaEvery word from Proto-Slavic čapľa