Where does “կապույտ” come from?

կապույտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կապոյտ, from Middle Iranian kapōt, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas — grey-blue; pigeon, dove.

կապույտ (Armenian): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “կապույտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկապոյտblue; sky-blue; navy-blue; ashy; blue
2Middle Iraniankapōt—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapáwtasgrey-blue; pigeon, dove

Words derived from “կապույտ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas →Every word from Middle Iranian kapōt →Every word from Old Armenian կապոյտ →