Where does “kiap” come from?

kiap (Tok Pisin) comes from German kapitän, from Middle High German kapitān, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kiap (Tok Pisin): A historical roving colonial administrator in...

Definitions

  1. A historical roving colonial administrator in...

Ancestry of “kiap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankapitäncaptain
2Middle High Germankapitān—
3Old Frenchcapitaineleader
4Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →