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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *jAp-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to make, create, arrange
Russian meaning: делать, создавать, приготовлять
Old Turkic: jap- (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: jap- (MK)
Turkish: jap-
Tatar: jap- (dial.)
Middle Turkic: jap- (Ettuhf.)
Uighur: jap- (dial.)
Gagauz: jap-
Comments: EDT 870-871; ЭСТЯ 4, 126-127, where arguments are given in favour of separating this verb from *jap- 'to cover'.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ǯap`ù
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to hold, connect
Russian meaning: держать, соединять
Turkic: *jAp-
Mongolian: *ǯaɣa-
Tungus-Manchu: *ǯapa-
Korean: *čàp-
Japanese: *dup-
Comments: Poppe 28, EAS 64, Lee 1958, 113, Menges 1984, 266.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *ǯaɣa-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to be separated at joints; to join at joints
Russian meaning: разделять по суставам; соединять по суставам
Written Mongolian: ǯaɣa- (L 1022)
Khalkha: ʒā-
Buriat: zāra- 'to break, scatter'
Kalmuck: zā- (КРС)
Ordos: ǯāra- 'se disjoindre'
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ǯapa-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to catch, take hold
Russian meaning: хватать, брать
Evenki: ǯawa-
Even: ǯaw-
Negidal: ǯawa-
Spoken Manchu: ǯafǝ-, ǯavǝ- (1522, 1539)
Literary Manchu: ǯafa-
Jurchen: ǯafa-biar (364)
Ulcha: ǯapa-
Orok: dapa-
Nanai: ǯapa-
Oroch: ǯawa-
Udighe: ǯawa-
Solon: ǯawa-
Comments: ТМС 1, 240-241.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *čàp-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to catch, take hold
Russian meaning: хватать, брать
Modern Korean: čap-
Middle Korean: čàp-
Comments: Liu 645, KED 1397.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *dup-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to tie, connect
Russian meaning: связывать, соединять
Old Japanese: jup-
Middle Japanese: jùf-, júf-
Tokyo: yù-
Kyoto: yú-
Kagoshima: yú-
Comments: JLTT 789. Accent reconstruction is not quite certain: modern dialects point rather to *dúp- (although this may be due to contraction), while RJ has both jùf- and júf-.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *Cap`a (?)
Meaning: take into hands
Indo-European: *sep- 'take into hands' (?)
Altaic: *ǯap`u
Kartvelian: ? *ć̣ap- (or Georg. ǯapa- 'work hard')
Dravidian: ? *čap-
Comments: Another possible match for PIE could be PA *sep`a 'to grip'.
References: МССНЯ 332, ОСНЯ 2, 111; ND 2673 *ZapV 'to make, work' (Turk. + Georg. ǯapa- + ??IE *op-), 2747 *ʒaṗV ~ *ʒapV 'to hold, catch'.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sepe-, *spē-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to hold, to manipulate
Old Indian: sapati `to follow or seek after, serve, love'
Avestan: hap-, 2, 3 sg. hafšī, haptī `(in der Hand) halten, stützen'; sáparyati `veneratur'
Other Iranian: OPers. hapariya- `Ehrfurcht bezeugen'
Old Greek: amphi-, di-, eph-, meth-, peri-épō (*hépō), aor. -éspon, -spẹ̄̂n `besorgen, betreiben, verrichten etc.'
Latin: sepeliō, -īre, -īvī, sepultum `begraben; vernichten, versenken' (???)
Russ. meaning: держать, манипулировать
References: WP II 487
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1693
Root: sep-
English meaning: to care of smth.; to honour
German meaning: `sich mit etwas abgeben, in Ehren halten'
Derivatives: sep-el- `Sorge, Ehrfurcht'
Material: Ai. sápati `liebkost, umwirbt, pflegt, betreibt', av. hap- (2. 3. Sg. hafšī, haptī) `(in der Hand)halten, stützen'; gr. -ἕπω (mit ἀμφι-, δι-, ἐφ-, μεθ-, περι-), Aor. ἐπ-έ-σπον, -σπει̃ν `besorge, bereite, bearbeite'; ὅπλον n. `Werkzeug, Gerät, Waffe', ὁπλέω `schirre an', ὅπλομαι `bereite mir zu' usw.;

    dazu idg. *sepeli̯ō in ai. saparyáti `veneratur', lat. sepeliō -īre, sepultum `begraben' d. i. `venerari sepulcro'.

References: WP. II 487, WH. II 517, Benveniste Origines 1, 47.
Pages: 909
PIE database: PIE database
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *ć̣ap-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: брать, набираться
English meaning: to take, gather
Georgian: c̣ap-
Megrel: č̣op-
Laz: č̣op-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 248. Ср. алт. *šabo (?*č-) 'хватать' (или *ǯabV ~ č- 'брать, хватать'), ПИЕ *sep- 'держать в руках' (см. МССНЯ с реконструкцией *zaṗV и без картв. формы).
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *čap-
Meaning : to clap hands
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *čap-
Proto-Telugu : *capp-
Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ćap-
Proto-Gondi-Kui : *cap-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *čap-
Meaning : to slap, clap
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : cappāṇi
Tamil meaning : clapping hands
Kannada : capparisu, cappaḷisu
Kannada meaning : to slap, pat
Kannada derivates : cappaṭe, cappaḷi, cappaḷe clapping the hands; tappaḷisu to clap the hands
Tulu : cappaḷi
Tulu meaning : clapping the hands
Tulu derivates : cappaḷipuni to clap the hands
Proto-Nilgiri : *Sapaṭ
Notes : Expressive.
Number in DED : 2335
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Nilgiri etymology :

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Proto-Nilgiri : *Sapaṭ
Meaning : noise of hand-clap
South Dravidian etymology: South Dravidian etymology
Kota : capaṭ
Number in DED : 2335
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *capp-
Meaning : a slap of the hand, the hand held with fingers fully extended, the flat of the hand
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : cappaṭa
Telugu (Krishnamurti) : capparincu "to pat, stroke with the hand"
Additional forms : Also cappaṭincu to clap, slap; cappaṭlu (pl.) clapping of the hands; [1] camaru, [2] camuru to slap with the open hand
Number in DED : 2335
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Kolami-Gadba etymology :

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Proto-Kolami-Gadba : *ćap-
Meaning : a slap
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Naikri : capaṭ
Number in DED : 2335
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Gondwan etymology :

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Proto-Gondi-Kui : *cap-
Meaning : slap, blow
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Proto-Gondi : *cāp-
Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sap-aṛ
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Gondi etymology :

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Proto-Gondi : *cāp-
Meaning : a blow with the hand, slap
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Maria Gondi : capur
Koya Gondi : cāpoṛ
Adilabad Gondi : cāpṭa
Number in DED : 2335
Number in CVOTGD : 1284
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Pengo-Manda etymology :

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Proto-Pengo-Manda : *sap-aṛ
Meaning : a slap
Gondwan etymology: Gondwan etymology
Manda : hapaṛ
Number in DED : 2335
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