Where does “kakkaṭaka” come from?
kakkaṭaka (Pali) comes from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.
kakkaṭaka (Pali): crab
Ancestry of “kakkaṭaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कर्कट | crab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | karkartas | — |
Words derived from “kakkaṭaka”