Where does “כאַפּערײַ” come from?
כאַפּערײַ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כאַפּן, from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.
כאַפּערײַ (Yiddish): grabbing
Definitions
- grabbing
Ancestry of “כאַפּערײַ”, step by step
כאַפּערײַ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish כאַפּן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | כאַפּן | to catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize |
| 2 | Polish | chapać | to snatch, to snap at |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xāpàti | seize |
via Yiddish ערײַ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ערײַ | — |