Where does “قفسجی” come from?
قفسجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفس, from Persian قفس, from Arabic قَفَص, from Aramaic קוּפְסָא, from Greek κάψα, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
قفسجی (Ottoman Turkish): wireworker, one who manufactures articles from wire
Definitions
- wireworker, one who manufactures articles from wire
Ancestry of “قفسجی”, step by step
قفسجی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قفس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قفس | cage, coop, prison, place where an animal... |
| 2 | Persian | قفس | cage |
| 3 | Arabic | قَفَص | cage |
| 4 | Aramaic | קוּפְסָא | — |
| 5 | Greek | κάψα | excessive heat; intense desire; intense sexual... |
| 6 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |