Where does “কবি” come from?

কবি (Assamese) comes from Portuguese couve, from Old Portuguese couve, from Old Portuguese coue, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

কবি (Assamese): cabbage, cauliflower; poet

Definitions

  1. cabbage, cauliflower; poet

Ancestry of “কবি”, step by step

কবি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese couve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecouvekale; cabbage; couves
2Old Portuguesecouve—
3Old Portuguesecoue—
4Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
5Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Sanskrit कवि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकविwise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,...
2Proto-Indo-AryankawHíṣ—
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáwHišseer, poet; institutor of religious rites;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →