Where does “కచ్ఛపి” come from?

కచ్ఛపి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कच्छप, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas — turtle.

కచ్ఛపి (Telugu): A female tortoise

Definitions

  1. A female tortoise

Ancestry of “కచ్ఛపి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकच्छपtortoise, turtle
2Sanskritकश्यपa tortoise; having black teeth
3Proto-Indo-Aryankaśyápas—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankaćyápasturtle
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaćyápas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas →Every word from Sanskrit कश्यप →
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