Where does “կապտուկ” come from?

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

կապտուկ (Armenian): bruise

Definitions

  1. bruise

Ancestry of “կապտուկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկապույտblue
2Old Armenianկապոյտblue; sky-blue; navy-blue; ashy; blue
3Middle Iraniankapōt—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankapáwtasgrey-blue; pigeon, dove
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas →Every word from Middle Iranian kapōt →Every word from Old Armenian կապոյտ →