Where does “shapkë” come from?

shapkë (Albanian) comes from Turkish şapka, from Ottoman Turkish شاپقه, from Russian ша́пка, from Old East Slavic шапка, from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.

shapkë (Albanian): cap

Definitions

  1. cap

Ancestry of “shapkë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishşapkahat
2Ottoman Turkishشاپقهhat
3Russianша́пкаhat
4Old East Slavicшапка
5Old Frenchchapecape
6Latincāppacape, cloak
7Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
8Proto-Italickaputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput