Where does “happol” come from?

happol (Hungarian) comes from Yiddish כאַפּן, from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.

happol (Hungarian): to seize, to grab

Definitions

  1. to seize, to grab

Ancestry of “happol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכאַפּןto catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
2Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
3Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize
Every word from Proto-Slavic xāpàti →Every word from Polish chapać →Every word from Yiddish כאַפּן →