Where does “chulha” come from?
chulha (English) comes from Hindi चूल्हा, from Bengali চলা, 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.
chulha (English): A traditional Indian earthen stove
Definitions
- A traditional Indian earthen stove
Ancestry of “chulha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चूल्हा | oven; stove; fireplace, hearth |
| 2 | Bengali | চলা | to move, to walk about, to move about |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चलति | to move; to walk, move |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चरति | to move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *čálHati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čálHati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |