Where does “কপৌ” come from?
কপৌ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कपोत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kapáwtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas — grey-blue; pigeon, dove.
কপৌ (Assamese): dove, turtle dove, oriental turtle dove
Definitions
- dove, turtle dove, oriental turtle dove
Ancestry of “কপৌ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कपोत | pigeon, dove |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kapáwtas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kapáwtas | grey-blue; pigeon, dove |