Kafka

English

/ˈkæfkə/, /ˈkɑfkɑ/

proper noun

Definitions

(1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kafka derived from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (jackdaw).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*kavъka

Gloss

jackdaw

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Kafkaesque English
Kafkaesquely English
Kafkaesqueness English
Kafkaism English
Kafkatrap English
Kafkian English
trap English
Kafka German
kafkaesk German
kawka Polish
*kavъka Proto-Slavic
kavka Czech
kavče Czech
kavčí Czech
kavka Slovene
kawka Lower Sorbian