Where does “kepka” come from?
kepka (Ingrian) comes from Russian ке́пка, from French képi, from Finnish kappi, from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa — to seize, hold.
kepka (Ingrian): cap
Definitions
- cap
Ancestry of “kepka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ке́пка | soft, billed hat (usually for a male) |
| 2 | French | képi | kepi; to steal, to rob |
| 3 | Finnish | kappi | casing |
| 4 | German | Käppi | kepi; cap |
| 5 | German | Kappe | cap, hood |
| 6 | Middle High German | kappe | — |
| 7 | Old High German | kappa | cap, hood |
| 8 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 9 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |