Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/capъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic origin. Appeared in Proto-Slavic only after the appearance of the consonant *c. Similar formations that are not cognates in the Baltic languages include Lithuanian càp, càpt, Latvian caps, capt, capst.

Interjection

*capъ

1. Used to denote the action of quick grasping, grabbing something
2. About the sound of lumbering, trudging, ploding in water, mud

Derived terms

verbs

• *capati impf (“to grab rapidly”)
• *capiti pf (“to grab rapidly”)
• *capnǫti pf (“to grab rapidly”)

 

Related terms

nouns

• *capa f (“paw”)

 

verbs

• *capkati impf (“to walk awkwardly”)

 

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: цап (cap)
  • Ukrainian: цап (cap)
  • Russian: цап (cap)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: цап (cap)
  • Macedonian: цап (cap)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ца̏п

    Latin script: cȁp

  • Slovene: càp (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: cap
  • Old Polish: cap
    • Polish: cap
  • Slovak: cap, cáp