Where does “ಕಫ” come from?

ಕಫ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit कफ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰas — mucus, phlegm.

ಕಫ (Kannada): sputum

Definitions

  1. sputum

Ancestry of “ಕಫ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकफphlegm
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankapʰasmucus, phlegm
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰas →Every word from Sanskrit कफ →