𐎣𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎣

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *kapawtakáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapawtakás, from *kapáwtas (“grey-blue”). Cognate with Sanskrit कपोतक (kapotaka, “pigeon-coloured”), Old Armenian կապուտակ (kaputak) (an Iranian borrowing).

Adjective

𐎣𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎣 (k-p-u-t-k /kapautaka/)

  1. blue

Descendants
  • Persian: کبود‎ (kabud, “blue-gray, blue”)
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