Where does “qefes” come from?
qefes (Northern Kurdish) comes from Turkish kafes, from Ottoman Turkish قفس, from Persian قفس, from Arabic قَفَص, from Aramaic קוּפְסָא, from Greek κάψα, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
qefes (Northern Kurdish): cage
Definitions
- cage
Ancestry of “qefes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kafes | cage; jail |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قفس | cage, coop, prison, place where an animal... |
| 3 | Persian | قفس | cage |
| 4 | Arabic | قَفَص | cage |
| 5 | Aramaic | קוּפְסָא | — |
| 6 | Greek | κάψα | excessive heat; intense desire; intense sexual... |
| 7 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |