Where does “цапъ” come from?
цапъ (Church Slavonic) comes from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
Ancestry of “цапъ”, step by step
цапъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin caper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |
via Proto-Slavic *capъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *capъ | Used to denote the action of quick grasping, grabbing something |