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

Definitions

  1. a chapel; a small church

Ancestry of “कोपेल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecapelachapel; fume hood
2Old Portuguesecapelachapel
3Late Latincappellalittle cloak; chapel
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →