Where does “চালাক” come from?

চালাক (Assamese) comes from Urdu چالاک, from Persian چلیدن, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

চালাক (Assamese): clever

Definitions

  1. clever

Ancestry of “চালাক”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduچالاکquick; speedy
2Persianچلیدنto go; to walk
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*čálHati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati →Every word from Persian چلیدن →