Where does “капка́н” come from?

капка́н (Russian) comes from Proto-Turkic *kap-gan, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

капка́н (Russian): trap

Definitions

  1. trap

Ancestry of “капка́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*kap-gan—
2Proto-TurkicKāp-to close

Words derived from “капка́н”

Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kap-gan →