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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ча̏пља | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čapľa | heron |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čapja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čapati | to seize, to pick |