Where does “kakkaṭaka” come from?

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

kakkaṭaka (Pali): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “kakkaṭaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्कटcrab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird
2Proto-Indo-Aryankarkartas—

Words derived from “kakkaṭaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas →Every word from Sanskrit कर्कट →