Where does “kaput” come from?

kaput (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kaput (Proto-Italic): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “kaput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
2Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kaput”

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