Where does “capak” come from?

capak (Albanian) comes from Albanian pak, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

capak (Albanian): a little, a bit

Definitions

  1. a little, a bit

Ancestry of “capak”, step by step

capak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian pak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianpakI paralize, pass out, appall, mortify; I am...
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Albanian ca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniancasome
2Albaniansahow much
3Proto-Albaniansi-a—
4Abauahouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →