Where does “căpușă” come from?

căpușă (Romanian) comes from Albanian këpushë, from Albanian kap, from Proto-Albanian kapā, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

căpușă (Romanian): tick

Definitions

  1. tick

Ancestry of “căpușă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankëpushëtick
2Albaniankapto grab, grip (someone or something)
3Proto-Albaniankapāto grab
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “căpușă”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Albanian kapā →Every word from Albanian kap →