Where does “kafes” come from?
kafes (Turkish) 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,...
kafes (Turkish): cage; jail
Definitions
- cage; jail
Ancestry of “kafes”, step by step
kafes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish قفس
| 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,... |
via Arabic قفص
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قفص | cage, birdcage, pen, coop; basket, particularly... |