Where does “ჩარხი” come from?
ჩარხი (Georgian) comes from Persian چرخ, from Pahlavi 𐫝𐫍𐫡, from Proto-Iranian čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
ჩარხი (Georgian): lathe, wheel
Ancestry of “ჩარხი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | چرخ | wheel; cart; sewing machine |
| 2 | Pahlavi | 𐫝𐫍𐫡 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | čaxrám | wheel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čakrám | wheel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |