Where does “Caph” come from?

Caph (Italian) comes from Arabic كَفّ, from Proto-Semitic kapp- — palm, hand.

Caph (Italian): Caph, the third brightest star in the constellation of Cassiopeia

Definitions

  1. Caph, the third brightest star in the constellation of Cassiopeia

Ancestry of “Caph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَفّpalm; hand, palm; scalepan
2Proto-Semitickapp-palm, hand
Every word from Proto-Semitic kapp- →Every word from Arabic كَفّ →