Where does “cachemire” come from?

cachemire (Italian) comes from French cachemire, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

cachemire (Italian): cashmere

Definitions

  1. cashmere

Ancestry of “cachemire”, step by step

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