Where does “kaŝmirano” come from?

kaŝmirano (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Kaŝmiro, from Hindi कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

kaŝmirano (Esperanto): Kashmiri

Definitions

  1. Kashmiri

Ancestry of “kaŝmirano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoKaŝmiroKashmir
2Hindiकश्मीर—
3Sanskritकश्मीर—
4Sanskritकश्यपमीरKashmir
5Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
6Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →