Where does “łapunka” come from?

łapunka (Polish) comes from Polish łapać, from Old Polish łapać, from Proto-Slavic *lapati.

Ancestry of “łapunka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłapaćto grab
2Old Polishłapaćto grab
3Proto-Slavic*lapati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *lapati →Every word from Old Polish łapać →Every word from Polish łapać →