Where does “கபோதம்” come from?

கபோதம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit कपोत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kapáwtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas — grey-blue; pigeon, dove.

கபோதம் (Tamil): dove

Definitions

  1. dove

Ancestry of “கபோதம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकपोतpigeon, dove
2Proto-Indo-Aryankapáwtas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapáwtasgrey-blue; pigeon, dove
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapáwtas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kapáwtas →Every word from Sanskrit कपोत →