Where does “కర్కాటకము” come from?
కర్కాటకము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कर्कटक, from Sanskrit कर्कट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas.
కర్కాటకము (Telugu): A crab; The Zodiac sign of Cancer
Definitions
- A crab; The Zodiac sign of Cancer
Ancestry of “కర్కాటకము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कर्कटक | a crab; the sign Cancer; a pair of tongs |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर्कट | crab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | karkartas | — |