Where does “కర్కటరేఖ” come from?

కర్కటరేఖ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.

కర్కటరేఖ (Telugu): Tropic of Cancer

Definitions

  1. Tropic of Cancer

Ancestry of “కర్కటరేఖ”, 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 →