Where does “cap” come from?

cap (Indonesian) comes from Malay cap, from Hindi छाप, from Hindi छापना, from Proto-Indo-Aryan chapp-.

cap (Indonesian): seal, stamp; record; printing

Definitions

  1. seal, stamp; record; printing

Ancestry of “cap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycapseal; stamp
2Hindiछापstamp, marking, impression; stamp; mould
3Hindiछापनाto print
4Proto-Indo-Aryanchapp-—

Words derived from “cap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan chapp- →Every word from Hindi छापना →Every word from Hindi छाप →