Where does “beracäpi” come from?

beracäpi (Khumi Chin) comes from Latin capite, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

beracäpi (Khumi Chin): lamb

Definitions

  1. lamb

Ancestry of “beracäpi”, step by step

beracäpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapiteablative singular of caput; second-person plural...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Khumi Chin bera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinberasheep
2Bengaliভেড়াsheep
3Prakrit*𑀪𑁂𑀟—
4Sanskritभेड्रsheep, ram
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →