Where does “kaptafa” come from?
kaptafa (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kapta, from Hungarian kap, from Hungarian körül, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.
kaptafa (Hungarian): last a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
Definitions
- last a tool for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes
Ancestry of “kaptafa”, step by step
kaptafa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kapta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kapta | third-person singular indicative past definite of... |
| 2 | Hungarian | kap | to get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find |
| 3 | Hungarian | körül | around, near; about, around |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kere | circle, ring, hoop, tire |
via Hungarian fá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | fá | fa, a syllable used in solfège to represent the... |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | puwe | tree, wood |
Words derived from “kaptafa”