Where does “kapalan” come from?

kapalan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kapal, from Malay kepala, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapalan (Tagalog): to make something thicker

Definitions

  1. to make something thicker

Ancestry of “kapalan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkapalthickness; thick; Being too cocky to the point of...
2Malaykepalahead; leader, chief, head
3Sanskritकपालskull, cranium; bowl
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankapā́lasskull
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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