Where does “כאַפּטסעם” come from?

כאַפּטסעם (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כאַפּן, from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.

Ancestry of “כאַפּטסעם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכאַפּןto catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
2Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
3Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize

Words derived from “כאַפּטסעם”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xāpàti →Every word from Polish chapać →Every word from Yiddish כאַפּן →