Where does “شاپقهجی” come from?
شاپقهجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish شاپقه, from Russian ша́пка, from Old East Slavic шапка, from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “شاپقهجی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | شاپقه | hat |
| 2 | Russian | ша́пка | hat |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | шапка | — |
| 4 | Old French | chape | cape |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |