Where does “ка́па” come from?
ка́па (Russian) comes from Polish kapa, from Polish kapować, from German kapieren, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
ка́па (Russian): gumshield, mouthguard
Definitions
- gumshield, mouthguard
Ancestry of “ка́па”, step by step
ка́па traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish kapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kapa | cover |
| 2 | Polish | kapować | to get; to understand; to tell on; to rat out; to... |
| 3 | German | kapieren | to understand intellectually; to get |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |