Where does “капак” come from?
капак (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قپاق, from Ottoman Turkish قاپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp-.
капак (Macedonian): lid
Ancestry of “капак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قپاق | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قاپامق | to close, to shut |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | Kāp- | — |