Where does “cap” come from?

cap (Malay) comes from Hindi छाप, from Hindi छापना, from Proto-Indo-Aryan chapp-.

cap (Malay): seal; stamp

Definitions

  1. seal; stamp

Ancestry of “cap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiछापstamp, marking, impression; stamp; mould
2Hindiछापनाto print
3Proto-Indo-Aryanchapp-—

Words derived from “cap”

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