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
Ancestry of “kaput”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “kaput”