Where does “法輪” come from?
法輪 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit धर्मचक्र, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat — who.
法輪 (Chinese): dharmachakra; wheel of the dharma (law); the eternal wheel of life
Definitions
- dharmachakra; wheel of the dharma (law); the eternal wheel of life
Ancestry of “法輪”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | धर्मचक्र | the dharmachakra, the wheel of dharma |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 3 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 4 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |