Where does “kapkan” come from?

kapkan (Turkish) comes from Russian капка́н, from Proto-Turkic *kap-gan, from Proto-Turkic Kāp- — to close.

Ancestry of “kapkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкапка́нtrap
2Proto-Turkic*kap-gan—
3Proto-TurkicKāp-to close
Every word from Proto-Turkic Kāp- →Every word from Proto-Turkic *kap-gan →Every word from Russian капка́н →
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