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Where does “कपि” come from?

कपि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit स्थल, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

कपि (Sanskrit): ape, monkey; elephant; Indian gooseberry

Definitions

  1. ape, monkey; elephant; Indian gooseberry

Ancestry of “कपि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थलchapter, section; Name of a son of बल; a heap of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “कपि”

  • కపి
  • کپی
  • kpyk'
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