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
Ancestry of “kafes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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,... |
Words derived from “kafes”