Where does “kapā́las” come from?

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

kapā́las (Proto-Indo-Iranian): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “kapā́las”, step by step

kapā́las traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
2Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōlhead, bowl

Words derived from “kapā́las”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl- →
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