Where does “kapak” come from?

kapak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قپاق, from Ottoman Turkish قاپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

kapak (Turkish): lid, cover; stopper, tap

Definitions

  1. lid, cover; stopper, tap

Ancestry of “kapak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقپاقlid, the top or cover of a container
2Ottoman Turkishقاپامقto close, to shut
3Proto-TurkicKāp-to close

Words derived from “kapak”

Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاپامق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قپاق →