Where does “कछुआ” come from?

कछुआ (Hindi) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯, from Sanskrit कच्छप, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

कछुआ (Hindi): turtle; tortoise

Definitions

  1. turtle; tortoise

Ancestry of “कछुआ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯tortoise, turtle
2Sanskritकच्छपtortoise, turtle
3Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
4Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle

Words derived from “कछुआ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →