Where does “კაპტანი” come from?

კაპტანი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish كاپتان, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

კაპტანი (Laz): captain

Definitions

  1. captain

Ancestry of “კაპტანი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكاپتان—
2Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-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 →