Where does “চাক” come from?

চাক (Assamese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód — who.

চাক (Assamese): hive, beehive

Definitions

  1. hive, beehive

Ancestry of “চাক”, step by step

চাক traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चक्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचक्रthe wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...
2Palivattito say
3GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
4Middle Low Germanwatwhat
5Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
6Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
7Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Sanskrit चक्षति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचक्षतिto taste; sees; he sees
2Sanskritचष्टेto see, look
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*čáštayto see, look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷódEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwat