Where does “czapla” come from?

czapla (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic čapľa, from Proto-Slavic čapja, from Proto-Slavic čapati — to seize, to pick.

czapla (Old Polish): grey heron

Definitions

  1. grey heron

Ancestry of “czapla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “czapla

Every word from Proto-Slavic čapatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic čapjaEvery word from Proto-Slavic čapľa