Where does “капак” come from?

капак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاپاق, from Proto-Turkic *kapgak, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

капак (Serbo-Croatian): eyelid; lid

Definitions

  1. eyelid; lid

Ancestry of “капак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقاپاقlid; cover; shutter
2Proto-Turkic*kapgaklid, cover
3Proto-TurkicKāp-to close
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kapgak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاپاق →
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