Where does “കർക്കടകം” come from?

കർക്കടകം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit कर्कटक, from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.

കർക്കടകം (Malayalam): A traditional month roughly corresponding to July-August

Definitions

  1. A traditional month roughly corresponding to July-August

Ancestry of “കർക്കടകം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्कटकa crab; the sign Cancer; a pair of tongs
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 Sanskrit कर्कटक →