Where does “Caxemira” come from?

Caxemira (Portuguese) comes from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

Ancestry of “Caxemira”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	कश्मीर	—
2	Sanskrit	कश्यपमीर	Kashmir
3	Sanskrit	कश्यप	a tortoise; having black teeth
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	kaśyápas	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	kaćyápas	turtle

Words derived from “Caxemira”

caxemirense

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