Where does “Kapinos” come from?

Kapinos (Polish) comes from Polish nos, from Old Polish nos, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

Kapinos (Polish): rain gutter, eavestrough

Definitions

  1. rain gutter, eavestrough

Ancestry of “Kapinos”, step by step

Kapinos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish nos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnosnose
2Old Polishnosnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Polish kapać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkapaćto drip, to trickle
2Proto-Slavickapatito drip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasúsEvery word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ
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