Where does “कबुतर” come from?

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

कबुतर (Marathi): pigeon; dove

Definitions

  1. pigeon; dove

Ancestry of “कबुतर”, step by step

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