Where does “চলা” come from?
চলা (Bengali) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit चलति, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
চলা (Bengali): to move, to walk about, to move about
Definitions
- to move, to walk about, to move about
Ancestry of “চলা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चलति | to move; to walk, move |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चरति | to move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *čálHati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čálHati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |