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

  1. A crab; The Zodiac sign of Cancer

Ancestry of “కర్కాటకము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकर्कटकa crab; the sign Cancer; a pair of tongs
2Sanskritकर्कटcrab; the sign Cancer; a particular bird
3Proto-Indo-Aryankarkartas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan karkartas →Every word from Sanskrit कर्कट →Every word from Sanskrit कर्कटक →