Where does “काश्यप” come from?

काश्यप (Sanskrit) comes from Pali कस्सप, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

काश्यप (Sanskrit): Kassapa, one of the ancient Buddhas

Definitions

  1. Kassapa, one of the ancient Buddhas

Ancestry of “काश्यप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliकस्सपKassapa
2Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
3Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle

Words derived from “काश्यप”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →
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