Where does “przyłapać” come from?

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

przyłapać (Polish): to catch red-handed, to nail

Definitions

  1. to catch red-handed, to nail

Ancestry of “przyłapać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłapaćto grab
2Old Polishłapaćto grab
3Proto-Slavic*lapati—

Words derived from “przyłapać”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *lapati →Every word from Old Polish łapać →Every word from Polish łapać →