Where does “kopça” come from?

kopça (Turkish) comes from Hungarian kapocs, from Hungarian kap, from Hungarian körül, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

kopça (Turkish): clasp

Definitions

  1. clasp

Ancestry of “kopça”, step by step

kopça traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kapocs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankapocshook, clamp, clip (paper), buckle (belt)
2Hungariankapto get, to receive; to snatch, to grab; to find
3Hungariankörülaround, near; about, around
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire

via Ottoman Turkish قوپچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوپچهhook; clasp; buckle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Hungarian körül →Every word from Hungarian kap →