Where does “কাঙ্কড়া” come from?

কাঙ্কড়া (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.

কাঙ্কড়া (Early Assamese): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “কাঙ্কড়া”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्कटcrab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird
2Proto-Indo-Aryankarkartas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas →Every word from Sanskrit कर्कट →
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