Where does “kafesçi” come from?
kafesçi (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قفسجی, from Ottoman Turkish قفس, from Persian قفس, from Arabic قَفَص, from Aramaic קוּפְסָא, from Greek κάψα, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kafesçi (Turkish): a craftsman making and selling cages
Definitions
- a craftsman making and selling cages
Ancestry of “kafesçi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قفسجی | wireworker, one who manufactures articles from wire |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قفس | cage, coop, prison, place where an animal... |
| 3 | Persian | قفس | cage |
| 4 | Arabic | قَفَص | cage |
| 5 | Aramaic | קוּפְסָא | — |
| 6 | Greek | κάψα | excessive heat; intense desire; intense sexual... |
| 7 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |