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Where does “káp-ōl-” come from?

káp-ōl- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

káp-ōl- (Proto-Indo-European): head, bowl

Definitions

  1. head, bowl

Ancestry of “káp-ōl-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “káp-ōl-”

  • copra
  • kapala
  • copra
  • kopra
  • kopra
  • kopra
  • copra
  • कपाल
  • कपाल
  • kepala
  • kepala
  • ក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនទឹក
  • ក្បាល
  • કપાળ
  • ཀ་པ་ལ
  • ཀ་པཱ་ལ
  • kapā́las
  • कपाळ
  • kapā́las
  • കൊപ്ര
  • kapala
  • कपाळ
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