Where does “കാപ്പ” come from?

കാപ്പ (Malayalam) comes from Portuguese capa, from Old Portuguese capa, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

കാപ്പ (Malayalam): cape

Definitions

  1. cape

Ancestry of “കാപ്പ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecapacloak; cape; cover; the front cover or front page...
2Old Portuguesecapa
3Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
4Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
5Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
6Egyptian𓂧
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧Every word from Phoenician 𐤊Every word from Ancient Greek κάππα