Where does “កក្កដា” come from?

កក្កដា (Khmer) comes from Pali kakkaṭaka, from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.

កក្កដា (Khmer): July

Definitions

  1. July

Ancestry of “កក្កដា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikakkaṭakacrab
2Sanskritकर्कटcrab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird
3Proto-Indo-Aryankarkartas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas →Every word from Sanskrit कर्कट →Every word from Pali kakkaṭaka →