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
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

References

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

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

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