Where does “Kashyapa” come from?

Kashyapa (English) comes from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

Kashyapa (English): A revered Vedic sage who is considered to be the author of some of the hymns of the Rigveda; one of the seven Saptarishis; the father of the Adityas

Definitions

  1. A revered Vedic sage who is considered to be the author of some of the hymns of the Rigveda; one of the seven Saptarishis; the father of the Adityas

Ancestry of “Kashyapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
2Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →