Where does “കഫ” come from?

കഫ (Tulu) comes from Sanskrit कफ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰas — mucus, phlegm.

കഫ (Tulu): phlegm

Definitions

  1. phlegm

Ancestry of “കഫ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकफphlegm
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankapʰasmucus, phlegm
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapʰas →Every word from Sanskrit कफ →
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