Where does “капкаан” come from?

капкаан (Northern Yukaghir) comes from Russian капка́н, from Proto-Turkic *kap-gan, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

капкаан (Northern Yukaghir): trap

Definitions

  1. trap

Ancestry of “капкаан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкапка́нtrap
2Proto-Turkic*kap-gan—
3Proto-TurkicKāp-to close
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kap-gan →Every word from Russian капка́н →