Where does “क़फ़स” come from?
क़फ़स (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قَفَس, from Arabic قَفَص, from Aramaic קוּפְסָא, from Greek κάψα, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
क़फ़स (Hindi): cage; prison
Ancestry of “क़फ़स”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | قَفَس | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قَفَص | cage |
| 3 | Aramaic | קוּפְסָא | — |
| 4 | Greek | κάψα | excessive heat; intense desire; intense sexual... |
| 5 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |