Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleHOW THE MOLE AND MONGOOSE GOT THEIR NAMES: SANSKRIT AKHÚ- AND NAKULÁ-.AuthorsKatz, Joshua T.AbstractExamines the etymology of the Sanskrit words for mole and mongoose. Proposals for the origin of the words in the scholarly literature; Evidence of the link between badgers and moles; Principal Sanskrit name for mongoose.SubjectsSANSKRIT language; MOLES (Animals); MONGOOSES; BADGERS; ETYMOLOGYPublicationJournal of the American Oriental Society, 2002, Vol 122, Issue 2, p296ISSN0003-0279Publication typeArticleDOI10.2307/3087624