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
- a crab; the sign Cancer; a pair of tongs
Ancestry of “कर्कटक”, 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 “कर्कटक”