Where does “կեպկա” come from?
կեպկա (Armenian) comes from Russian ке́пка, from French képi, from Finnish kappi, from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa — to seize, hold.
կեպկա (Armenian): soft, billed hat (usually for a male)
Definitions
- soft, billed hat (usually for a male)
Ancestry of “կեպկա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ке́пка | soft, billed hat (usually for a male) |
| 2 | French | képi | kepi; to steal, to rob |
| 3 | Finnish | kappi | casing |
| 4 | German | Käppi | kepi; cap |
| 5 | German | Kappe | cap, hood |
| 6 | Middle High German | kappe | — |
| 7 | Old High German | kappa | cap, hood |
| 8 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 9 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |