Where does “mipawicäpi” come from?

mipawicäpi (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.

mipawicäpi (Khumi Chin): kitten

Definitions

  1. kitten

Ancestry of “mipawicäpi”, step by step

mipawicäpi 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 mibawi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khumi Chinmibawicat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput