Where does “czapli” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. heron; inflection of czapla: ## genitive...

Ancestry of “czapli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCzaplaheron
2Old Polishczaplagrey heron
3Proto-Slavicčapľaheron
4Proto-Slavicčapja—
5Proto-Slavicčapatito seize, to pick
Every word from Proto-Slavic čapati →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapja →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapľa →