Where does “کوتُر” come from?

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

کوتُر (Kashmiri): pigeon

Definitions

  1. pigeon

Ancestry of “کوتُر”, step by step

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