Where does “kapakçık” come from?

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

kapakçık (Turkish): heart valve

Definitions

  1. heart valve

Ancestry of “kapakçık”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkapaklid, cover; stopper, tap
2Ottoman Turkishقپاقlid, the top or cover of a container
3Ottoman Turkishقاپامقto close, to shut
4Proto-TurkicKāp-to close
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قاپامق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قپاق →
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