Where does “চলা” come from?
চলা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit चलति, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
চলা (Assamese): to move; to retain, maintain; sifted
Definitions
- to move; to retain, maintain; sifted
Ancestry of “চলা”, step by step
চলা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit चलति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चलति | to move; to walk, move |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चरति | to move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *čálHati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čálHati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Sanskrit चालयति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चालयति | to shake, to jog, to drive away |