Where does “capan” come from?

capan (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاپان, from Ottoman Turkish ـان.

capan (Romanian): food warehouse

Definitions

  1. food warehouse

Ancestry of “capan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاپانsnatching, seizing, grabbing, that snatches, seizes, or grabs
2Ottoman Turkishـان—
Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـان →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاپان →