Where does “kapot” come from?

kapot (Uzbek) comes from Russian капот, from French capote, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapot (Uzbek): hood, bonnet, cowl (of a car)

Definitions

  1. hood, bonnet, cowl (of a car)

Ancestry of “kapot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкапотhousecoat; hood, bonnet, cowl
2Frenchcapotegreatcoat; soft top; Ellipsis of capote anglaise
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →