Where does “ककड़ी” come from?
ककड़ी (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.
ककड़ी (Hindi): cucumber
Ancestry of “ककड़ी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर्कट | crab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | karkartas | — |