Where does “ચોકડી” come from?

ચોકડી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ચોક, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Sanskrit चतुष्क, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

ચોકડી (Gujarati): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “ચોકડી”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiચોકplaza, square; chowk
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓square, crossroads
3Sanskritचतुष्कquadrangular courtyard, crossway; quarter; made...
4Sanskritचतुर्four
5Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →