Where does “कश्यप” come from?
कश्यप (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.
कश्यप (Sanskrit): a tortoise; having black teeth
Definitions
- a tortoise; having black teeth
Ancestry of “कश्यप”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kaśyápas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kaćyápas | turtle |
Words derived from “कश्यप”