Where does “कर्कटक” come from?

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

कर्कटक (Sanskrit): a crab; the sign Cancer; a pair of tongs

Definitions

  1. a crab; the sign Cancer; a pair of tongs

Ancestry of “कर्कटक”, step by step

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

Words derived from “कर्कटक”

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