Where does “kaptanlık” come from?

kaptanlık (Turkish) comes from Turkish Kaptan, from Ottoman Turkish كاپتان, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kaptanlık (Turkish): captaincy, captainship

Definitions

captaincy, captainship

Ancestry of “kaptanlık”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Turkish	Kaptan	captain
2	Ottoman Turkish	كاپتان	—
3	Latin	capitāneus	large, chief in size
4	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →