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Where does “चक्र” come from?

चक्र (Hindi) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód — who.

चक्र (Hindi): circle, ring; wheel; cycle; sequence, progression

Definitions

  1. circle, ring; wheel; cycle; sequence, progression

Ancestry of “चक्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचक्रthe wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...
2Palivatti
3GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
4Middle Low Germanwatwhat
5Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
6Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
7Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “चक्र”

  • चक्रवृद्धि
  • चक्रव्यूह
  • दुष्चक्र
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