Where does “चरवाहा” come from?
चरवाहा (Hindi) comes from Hindi चरना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀭𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
चरवाहा (Hindi): herdsman, shepherd
Ancestry of “चरवाहा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | चरना | to graze; to roam, wander |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀭𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चरति | to move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *čálHati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čálHati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |