Where does “čápice” come from?

čápice (Czech) comes from Czech čáp, from Proto-Slavic čapľa, from Proto-Slavic čapja, from Proto-Slavic čapati — to seize, to pick.

čápice (Czech): female stork

Definitions

  1. female stork

Ancestry of “čápice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčápstork
2Proto-Slavicčapľaheron
3Proto-Slavicčapja—
4Proto-Slavicčapatito seize, to pick
Every word from Proto-Slavic čapati →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapja →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapľa →