Where does “чапла” come from?

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

чапла (Bulgarian): heron, egret

Definitions

  1. heron, egret

Ancestry of “чапла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčapľaheron
2Proto-Slavicčapja—
3Proto-Slavicčapatito seize, to pick

Words derived from “чапла”

Every word from Proto-Slavic čapati →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapja →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapľa →