Where does “zapa” come from?

zapa (Romanian) comes from French zapper, from English zap — A sound made by a sudden release of electricity...

zapa (Romanian): to channel-hop, channel surf

Definitions

  1. to channel-hop, channel surf

Ancestry of “zapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzapperto channel-hop, channel surf; to dither, change...
2EnglishzapA sound made by a sudden release of electricity...
Every word from English zap →Every word from French zapper →