Where does “کفتر” come from?

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

کفتر (Persian): pigeon, dove

Definitions

  1. pigeon, dove

Ancestry of “کفتر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکبوترpigeon; dove
2Middle Persiankpwtlpigeon
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapáwtasgrey-blue; pigeon, dove

Words derived from “کفتر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas →Every word from Middle Persian kpwtl →Every word from Persian کبوتر →