Where does “podłapać” come from?

podłapać (Polish) comes from Polish pod-, from Old Polish pod-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

podłapać (Polish): to pick up, to win over someone of the opposite gender, to charm

Definitions

  1. to pick up, to win over someone of the opposite gender, to charm

Ancestry of “podłapać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpod-under-, sub-
2Old Polishpod-under-, sub
3Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-

Words derived from “podłapać”

Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Polish pod- →Every word from Old Polish pod- →
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