Where does “kapotti” come from?

kapotti (Finnish) comes from French capote, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapotti (Finnish): capote

Definitions

  1. capote

Ancestry of “kapotti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapotegreatcoat; soft top; Ellipsis of capote anglaise
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →