Where does “şeflik etmek” come from?
şeflik etmek (Crimean Tatar) comes from Crimean Tatar şeflik, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
şeflik etmek (Crimean Tatar): to act as patron
Ancestry of “şeflik etmek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Crimean Tatar | şeflik | patronage |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |