Where does “कोपेल” come from?
कोपेल (Konkani) comes from Portuguese capela, from Old Portuguese capela, from Late Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
कोपेल (Konkani): a chapel; a small church
Ancestry of “कोपेल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | capela | chapel; fume hood |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | capela | chapel |
| 3 | Late Latin | cappella | little cloak; chapel |
| 4 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |