Where does “ಕಫ” come from?
ಕಫ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit कफ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰas — mucus, phlegm.
ಕಫ (Kannada): sputum
Ancestry of “ಕಫ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कफ | phlegm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kapʰas | mucus, phlegm |