Where does “qepax” come from?

qepax (Kurdish) comes from Turkish kapak, from Ottoman Turkish قپاق, from Ottoman Turkish قاپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

qepax (Kurdish): lid

Definitions

  1. lid

Ancestry of “qepax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkapaklid, cover; stopper, tap
2Ottoman Turkishقپاقlid, the top or cover of a container
3Ottoman Turkishقاپامقto close, to shut
4Proto-TurkicKāp-to close
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp-Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاپامقEvery word from Ottoman Turkish قپاق