Where does “כאַפּן אַ דרעמל” come from?
כאַפּן אַ דרעמל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כאַפּן, from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.
כאַפּן אַ דרעמל (Yiddish): take a nap
Ancestry of “כאַפּן אַ דרעמל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | כאַפּן | to catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize |
| 2 | Polish | chapać | to snatch, to snap at |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xāpàti | seize |