Where does “кепи” come from?
кепи (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.
кепи (Russian): kepi
Ancestry of “кепи”, 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 |