Where does “കക്കിരി” come from?

കക്കിരി (Malayalam) comes from Hindi ककड़ी, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.

കക്കിരി (Malayalam): cucumber

Definitions

  1. cucumber

Ancestry of “കക്കിരി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiककड़ीcucumber
2Prakrit𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸—
3Sanskritकर्कटcrab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird
4Proto-Indo-Aryankarkartas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas →Every word from Sanskrit कर्कट →Every word from Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 →