Where does “kapunk” come from?

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

kapunk (Hungarian): first-person plural single-possession possessive...

Definitions

  1. first-person plural single-possession possessive...

Ancestry of “kapunk”, step by step

kapunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kap

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

via Hungarian kapu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankapugate, entrance, door; goal
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Hungarian körül →Every word from Hungarian kap →