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Where does “kap” come from?

kap (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian kapā, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kap (Albanian): I grab, grip; catch; I seize, keep, hold ; I take...

Definitions

  1. I grab, grip; catch; I seize, keep, hold ; I take...

Ancestry of “kap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankapā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kap”

  • këpushë
  • kuptoj
  • kuptueshëm
  • kuptim
  • keqkuptoj
  • pakuptueshëm
  • keqkuptim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →