Etymograph

English

kaputski

Kaputski may come from English kaput ‘broken’.

  1. English1500–presentkaput‘broken’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1996kaputski

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentkaput‘broken’uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1996kaputski

Earliest quotation: 1996, Mac User - Volume 12: “But because you are so with-it, the recording capabilities…”

Today it means

adj broken, broken down

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English kaput / kaputski