Where does “ке́пка” come from?
ке́пка (Russian) comes from French képi, from Finnish kappi, from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “ке́пка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | képi | kepi; to steal, to rob |
| 2 | Finnish | kappi | casing |
| 3 | German | Käppi | kepi; cap |
| 4 | German | Kappe | cap, hood |
| 5 | Middle High German | kappe | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kappa | cap, hood |
| 7 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “ке́пка”