Where does “कफ” come from?

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

कफ (Marathi): phlegm

Definitions

  1. phlegm

Ancestry of “कफ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiकफ
2Sanskritकफphlegm
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapʰasmucus, phlegm
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰasEvery word from Sanskrit कफEvery word from Old Marathi कफ
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