Where does “కన్యారాశి” come from?

కన్యారాశి (Telugu) comes from Telugu రాశి, from Sanskrit राशि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać-, from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- — to bind.

కన్యారాశి (Telugu): Virgo, a constellation in the zodiac, supposedly...

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Virgo, a constellation in the zodiac, supposedly...

Ancestry of “కన్యారాశి”, step by step

కన్యారాశి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu రాశి

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Telugu	రాశి	A heap, pile; A collection, quantity, multitude,...
2	Sanskrit	राशि	a heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity,...
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	rāśíṣ	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	rāćíš	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	rać-	to bind, tie
6	Proto-Indo-European	reḱ-	to bind

via Sanskrit कन्या

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	कन्या	girl, virgin, daughter; the sign of the zodiac...
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	kanyáH	young girl, maiden
3	Proto-Indo-European	ken-	to arise, begin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rać- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian rāćíš →