Where does “kavez” come from?
kavez (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفس, from Persian قفس, from Arabic قَفَص, from Aramaic קוּפְסָא, from Greek κάψα, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kavez (Serbo-Croatian): cage; birdcage
Definitions
- cage; birdcage
Ancestry of “kavez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قفس | cage, coop, prison, place where an animal... |
| 2 | Persian | قفس | cage |
| 3 | Arabic | قَفَص | cage |
| 4 | Aramaic | קוּפְסָא | — |
| 5 | Greek | κάψα | excessive heat; intense desire; intense sexual... |
| 6 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |