Where does “మకరరాశి” come from?
మకరరాశి (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.
మకరరాశి (Telugu): The Zodiac sign Capricorn
Definitions
- The Zodiac sign Capricorn
Ancestry of “మకరరాశి”, step by step
మకరరాశి 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 मकर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मकर | a kind of sea-monster; N. of the 10th sign of the... |