Where does “czapka” come from?

czapka (Old Polish) comes from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

czapka (Old Polish): cap; headwear

Definitions

  1. cap; headwear

Ancestry of “czapka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchapecape
2Latincāppacape, cloak
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “czapka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →