Where does “ਕੱਛੂ” come from?

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

ਕੱਛੂ (Punjabi): turtle

Definitions

  1. turtle

Ancestry of “ਕੱਛੂ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
2Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →