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