Where does “kapklini” come from?

kapklini (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kapo, from Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapklini (Esperanto): to nod one's head

Definitions

  1. to nod one's head

Ancestry of “kapklini”, step by step

kapklini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kapo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokapohead; kappa
2Latincapusa bird of prey
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Esperanto klini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoklinito bend, tilt
2Latinclīnōto bend, incline
3Proto-Italickl(e)inō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →