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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]

  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
nouns
  • *capa f (“paw”)
verbs

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:

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “capъ!”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 64
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