Where does “կապուտ” come from?

կապուտ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կապոյտ, from Middle Iranian kapōt, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas — grey-blue; pigeon, dove.

կապուտ (Middle Armenian): blue; blue dress, blue kerchief; sky

Definitions

  1. blue; blue dress, blue kerchief; sky

Ancestry of “կապուտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկապոյտblue; sky-blue; navy-blue; ashy; blue
2Middle Iraniankapōt—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapáwtasgrey-blue; pigeon, dove

Words derived from “կապուտ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas →Every word from Middle Iranian kapōt →Every word from Old Armenian կապոյտ →