Where does “capama” come from?

capama (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قپامه, from Ottoman Turkish قپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

capama (Romanian): lamb stew

Definitions

  1. lamb stew

Ancestry of “capama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقپامهlamb stewed in a covered pot
2Ottoman Turkishقپامقalternative spelling of قاپامق
3Proto-TurkicKāp-to close
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قپامق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قپامه →