Where does “කකුළුවා” come from?

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

කකුළුවා (Sinhalese): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “කකුළුවා”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्कटcrab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird
2Proto-Indo-Aryankarkartas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas →Every word from Sanskrit कर्कट →
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