Where does “капитанский” come from?
капитанский (Russian) comes from Russian капита́н, from French capitaine, from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
капитанский (Russian): captain; captain's
Ancestry of “капитанский”, step by step