Where does “чапать” come from?

чапать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čapati — to seize, to pick.

чапать (Russian): to walk, move slowly, with effort

Definitions

  1. to walk, move slowly, with effort

Ancestry of “чапать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčapatito seize, to pick
Every word from Proto-Slavic čapati
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