Where does “కర్కాటకరాశి” come from?

కర్కాటకరాశి (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.

కర్కాటకరాశి (Telugu): Cancer, a constellation of the zodiac supposedly...

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Cancer, a constellation of the zodiac supposedly...

Ancestry of “కర్కాటకరాశి”, step by step

కర్కాటకరాశి 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 कर्कटक

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	—

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