Where does “קפא” come from?

קפא (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

קפא (Hebrew): to freeze; to solidify

Definitions

  1. to freeze; to solidify

Ancestry of “קפא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
2Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
3Egyptian𓂧
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧Every word from Phoenician 𐤊Every word from Ancient Greek κάππα
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