Where does “kapu” come from?

kapu (Latvian) comes from Latvian kaps, from Albanian s-, from Latin se-, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

kapu (Latvian): accusative singular form of kaps; instrumental...

Definitions

  1. accusative singular form of kaps; instrumental...

Ancestry of “kapu”, step by step

kapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian kaps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankapsgrave; tomb; sepulchre
2Albanians-separately, astray; without
3Latinse-separately, astray; without; six
4Latinsuushis, her, its, their
5Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Latvian kapi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankapicemetery; burial-ground; graveyard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →