Where does “കശ്മീർ” come from?

കശ്മീർ (Malayalam) comes from Hindi कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

Ancestry of “കശ്മീർ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकश्मीर—
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 →