Where does “чапля” come from?

чапля (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čapľa, from Proto-Slavic čapja, from Proto-Slavic čapati — to seize, to pick.

чапля (Russian): heron

Definitions

  1. heron

Ancestry of “чапля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčapľaheron
2Proto-Slavicčapja—
3Proto-Slavicčapatito seize, to pick
Every word from Proto-Slavic čapati →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapja →Every word from Proto-Slavic čapľa →