Where does “kapó” come from?

kapó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kap, from Hungarian körül, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

kapó (Hungarian): kapo a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor

Definitions

  1. kapo a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp who was given food and privileges in return for supervising other prisoners doing forced labor

Ancestry of “kapó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankapto get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find
2Hungariankörülaround, near; about, around
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire

Words derived from “kapó”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Hungarian körül →Every word from Hungarian kap →