Where does “കപ്പേള” come from?

കപ്പേള (Malayalam) comes from Portuguese capela, from Old Portuguese capela, from Late Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

കപ്പേള (Malayalam): chapel

Definitions

  1. chapel

Ancestry of “കപ്പേള”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecapelachapel; fume hood
2Old Portuguesecapelachapel
3Late Latincappellalittle cloak; chapel
4Latincāppacape, cloak
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-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 →