Where does “kaper” come from?

kaper (Silesian) comes from Czech kapr, from Old Czech kapr, from Proto-Slavic korpъ — common carp; any fish of the genus Cyprinus.

kaper (Silesian): common carp

Definitions

  1. common carp

Ancestry of “kaper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkaprcarp
2Old Czechkaprcarp
3Proto-Slavickorpъcommon carp; any fish of the genus Cyprinus
Every word from Proto-Slavic korpъ →Every word from Old Czech kapr →Every word from Czech kapr →