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Where does “पपीहा” come from?

पपीहा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पिप्पका — kind of bird.

पपीहा (Hindi): the common hawk-cuckoo, "Hierococcyx varius"

Definitions

  1. the common hawk-cuckoo, "Hierococcyx varius"

Ancestry of “पपीहा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिप्पकाkind of bird
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