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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
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