Where does “kəftər” come from?

kəftər (Khalaj) comes from Persian کفتر, from Persian کبوتر, from Middle Persian kpwtl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas — grey-blue; pigeon, dove.

kəftər (Khalaj): dove

Definitions

  1. dove

Ancestry of “kəftər”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکفترpigeon, dove
2Persianکبوترpigeon; dove
3Middle Persiankpwtlpigeon
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankapáwtasgrey-blue; pigeon, dove
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas →Every word from Middle Persian kpwtl →Every word from Persian کبوتر →