Where does “ಕಪೋತ” come from?

ಕಪೋತ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit कपोत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kapáwtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas — grey-blue; pigeon, dove.

ಕಪೋತ (Kannada): a pigeon, a dove

Definitions

  1. a pigeon, a dove

Ancestry of “ಕಪೋತ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकपोतpigeon, dove
2Proto-Indo-Aryankapáwtas
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapáwtasgrey-blue; pigeon, dove
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kapáwtasEvery word from Sanskrit कपोत