Where does “xalat” come from?

xalat (Catalan) comes from Spanish chalado, from Spanish chalar, from Caló chalar, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit चलति, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati — to turn.

xalat (Catalan): crazy, mad

Definitions

  1. crazy, mad

Ancestry of “xalat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchaladocrazy
2Spanishchalarto drive crazy
3Calóchalarto go, walk
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺—
5Sanskritचलतिto move; to walk, move
6Sanskritचरतिto move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam...
7Proto-Indo-Aryan*čálHati—
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*čálHati—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati →