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Where does “kapama” come from?

kapama (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قپامه, from Ottoman Turkish قپامق, from Proto-Turkic Kāp-.

kapama (Turkish): closing, closure; Lamb stewed with lettuce and...

Definitions

  1. closing, closure; Lamb stewed with lettuce and...

Ancestry of “kapama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقپامهlamb stewed in a covered pot
2Ottoman Turkishقپامقalternative spelling of قاپامق
3Proto-TurkicKāp-—
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