Where does “чап” come from?
чап (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ча̏пља, from Proto-Slavic čapľa, from Proto-Slavic čapja, from Proto-Slavic čapati — to seize, to pick.
чап (Serbo-Croatian): plug, cork, stopper; caliber; heron
Definitions
- plug, cork, stopper; caliber; heron
Ancestry of “чап”, step by step
чап traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian ча̏пља
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ча̏пља | heron |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čapľa | heron |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čapja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čapati | to seize, to pick |
via Ottoman Turkish چاپ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چاپ | calibre, diameter of a ball, rod, or bore; the... |
| 2 | Armenian | չափ | limit, degree; size; measure |
| 3 | Old Armenian | չափ | measure; that by which any thing is measured;... |