Where does “кафез” come from?
кафез (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفس, from Persian قفس, from Arabic قَفَص, from Aramaic קוּפְסָא, from Greek κάψα, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
кафез (Macedonian): cage
Definitions
- cage
Ancestry of “кафез”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قفس | cage, coop, prison, place where an animal... |
| 2 | Persian | قفس | cage |
| 3 | Arabic | قَفَص | cage |
| 4 | Aramaic | קוּפְסָא | — |
| 5 | Greek | κάψα | excessive heat; intense desire; intense sexual... |
| 6 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |