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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

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

Words derived from “kapā́las”

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