Where does “Kashmir bee hawkmoth” come from?
Kashmir bee hawkmoth (English) comes from English Kashmir, from Hindi कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.
Kashmir bee hawkmoth (English): Hemaris rubra, a species of hawk moth found in Kashmir, India
Definitions
- Hemaris rubra, a species of hawk moth found in Kashmir, India
Ancestry of “Kashmir bee hawkmoth”, step by step
Kashmir bee hawkmoth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Kashmir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Kashmir | An intermontane valley situated between Pir Panjal Range and Himadri |
| 2 | Hindi | कश्मीर | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कश्मीर | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कश्यपमीर | Kashmir |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कश्यप | a tortoise; having black teeth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kaśyápas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kaćyápas | turtle |
via English bee hawkmoth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bee hawkmoth | Any of the genus Hemaris of sphinx moths |