Where does “căput” come from?

căput (Romanian) comes from Hungarian kaput, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.

căput (Romanian): mantle, coat, veston

Definitions

  1. mantle, coat, veston

Ancestry of “căput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankaputaccusative singular of kapu
2Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
3Proto-Uralic-tt
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ttEvery word from Hungarian -tEvery word from Hungarian kaput