Where does “ղափամա” come from?
ղափամա (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قپامه, from Ottoman Turkish قپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp-.
ղափամա (Armenian): ghapama
Ancestry of “ղափամա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قپامه | lamb stewed in a covered pot |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قپامق | alternative spelling of قاپامق |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | Kāp- | — |