Where does “कर्कट” come from?

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

कर्कट (Sanskrit): crab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird

Definitions

  1. crab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird

Ancestry of “कर्कट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankarkartas

Words derived from “कर्कट

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas
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