Where does “قپاق” come from?
قپاق (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.
قپاق (Ottoman Turkish): lid, the top or cover of a container
Definitions
- lid, the top or cover of a container
Ancestry of “قپاق”, step by step
قپاق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قاپامق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قاپامق | to close, to shut |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | Kāp- | to close |
via Proto-Turkic *kapgak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | *kapgak | lid, cover |