Where does “char” come from?

char (Atong (India)) comes from Hindi चार, from Old Hindi चारि, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

char (Atong (India)): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “char”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचारfour
2Old Hindiचारिfour
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺—
4Sanskritचतुर्four
5Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →