Where does “कस्सप” come from?

कस्सप (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

कस्सप (Pali): Kassapa

Definitions

  1. Kassapa

Ancestry of “कस्सप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
2Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle

Words derived from “कस्सप”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →