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Where does “czapla” come from?

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

czapla (Polish): heron; inflection of czapli: ## feminine...

Definitions

  1. heron; inflection of czapli: ## feminine...

Ancestry of “czapla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “czapla”

  • Czapla
  • czapli
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