Where does “Čapek” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Čapek”, 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 →