Where does “Kartika” come from?

Kartika (English) comes from Sanskrit कार्तिक, from Sanskrit कार्त्तिक, from Sanskrit कृत्तिका, from Sanskrit -का.

Kartika (English): The eighth month in the Hindu lunar calendar

Definitions

  1. The eighth month in the Hindu lunar calendar

Ancestry of “Kartika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकार्तिक—
2Sanskritकार्त्तिकKartika eighth month of the Hindu lunar calendar
3Sanskritकृत्तिकाPleiades
4Sanskrit-का—
Every word from Sanskrit -का →Every word from Sanskrit कृत्तिका →Every word from Sanskrit कार्त्तिक →