Where does “চৰা” come from?

চৰা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

চৰা (Assamese): to move; to graze

Definitions

  1. to move; to graze

Ancestry of “চৰা”, step by step

চৰা traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चरति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचरतिto move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam...
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*čálHati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*čálHati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Arabic سُورَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura

via Early Assamese চৰাৱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseচৰাৱ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati →