Where does “চকৰা” come from?

চকৰা (Assamese) comes from Assamese চকৰ, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat — who.

চকৰা (Assamese): male silk moth

Definitions

  1. male silk moth

Ancestry of “চকৰা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseচকৰcurve, circle as on a snake
2Sanskritचक्रthe wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...
3Palivattito say
4GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
5Middle Low Germanwatwhat
6Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
7Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
8Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷódEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwat