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Where does “dharmachakra” come from?

dharmachakra (English) 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.

dharmachakra (English): The wheel of Dharma , a motif in dharmic...

Definitions

  1. The wheel of Dharma , a motif in dharmic...

Ancestry of “dharmachakra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मचक्रthe dharmachakra, the wheel of dharma
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
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