Where does “ಕಪಿ” come from?

ಕಪಿ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit कपि, from Sanskrit स्थल, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

ಕಪಿ (Kannada): a monkey

Definitions

  1. a monkey

Ancestry of “ಕಪಿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकपिape, monkey; elephant; Indian gooseberry
2Sanskritस्थलchapter, section; Name of a son of बल; a heap of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Sanskrit स्थल →Every word from Sanskrit कपि →
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