Where does “Kaptan” come from?

Kaptan (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كاپتان, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Kaptan (Turkish): captain

Definitions

captain

Ancestry of “Kaptan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	كاپتان	—
2	Latin	capitāneus	large, chief in size
3	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
5	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Words derived from “Kaptan”

kaptanlık

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →