Where does “charkha” come from?

charkha (English) comes from Hindi चरख़ा, from Persian چرخه, from Proto-Iranian čaxrákah, from Proto-Iranian čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

charkha (English): A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for...

Definitions

  1. A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for...

Ancestry of “charkha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचरख़ाspinning wheel
2Persianچرخهspinning wheel; cycle
3Proto-Iraniančaxrákahspinning wheel
4Proto-Iraniančaxrámwheel
5Proto-Indo-Iraniančakrámwheel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám →