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