Where does “قپان” come from?
قپان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian قپان, from Arabic قبان, from Byzantine Greek κάμπανος, from Latin Campāna, from Latin Campānus, from Latin campānia, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
Ancestry of “قپان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | قپان | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قبان | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | κάμπανος | — |
| 4 | Latin | Campāna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Campānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | campānia | — |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |