Where does “capi” come from?
capi (Proto-Scythian) comes from Polish cap, from Romanian țap, from Church Slavonic цапъ, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
Ancestry of “capi”, step by step
capi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | cap | billy-goat; buck; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Romanian | țap | he-goat; buck; beer mug |
| 3 | Church Slavonic | цапъ | — |
| 4 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |
via Slovak cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | cap | declension pattern "chlap" for singular, "dub"... |