Where does “كاپتان” come from?

كاپتان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “كاپتان”, step by step

كاپتان traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capitāneus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Italian capitan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancapitanApocopic form of capitano

via Venetian capitan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiancapitancaptain

Words derived from “كاپتان”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →