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Where does “chakra” come from?

Chakra comes from Sanskrit चक्र (čakrá), derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, related to the root kʷel- meaning to turn or revolve.

chakra (English): Any of seven centres of spiritual energy in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of seven centres of spiritual energy in the...

Ancestry of “chakra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचक्रcircle, ring; wheel; cycle; sequence, progression
2Sanskritचक्रthe wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...
3Palivatti
4GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
5Middle Low Germanwatwhat
6Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
7Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
8Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “chakra”

  • chakric
  • chakral
  • cakra
  • csakrák
  • csakra
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