Where does “kapakçık” come from?
kapakçık (Turkish) comes from Turkish kapak, from Ottoman Turkish قپاق, from Ottoman Turkish قاپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp-.
kapakçık (Turkish): heart valve
Ancestry of “kapakçık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kapak | lid, cover; stopper, tap |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قپاق | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قاپامق | to close, to shut |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | Kāp- | — |