Where does “चर्मरोग” come from?

चर्मरोग (Hindi) comes from Hindi चर्म, from Sanskrit चर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

चर्मरोग (Hindi): skin disease

Definitions

  1. skin disease

Ancestry of “चर्मरोग”, step by step

चर्मरोग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चर्म

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचर्मskin; hide; leather
2Sanskritचर्मन्skin; pelt
3Proto-Indo-Aryanćárma—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančármaskin; hide, pelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Hindi रोग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiरोगsickness, disease, malady
2Sanskritरोग‘breaking up of strength’; disease, infirmity,...
3Hindiरजdust, dirt, pollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćárma →