Where does “चारदीवारी” come from?

चारदीवारी (Hindi) comes from Hindi चार, from Old Hindi चारि, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺, from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चारदीवारी (Hindi): wall protecting a settlement

Definitions

  1. wall protecting a settlement

Ancestry of “चारदीवारी”, step by step

चारदीवारी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचारfour
2Old Hindiचारिfour
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺—
4Sanskritचतुर्four
5Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Hindi दीवार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदीवारwall
2Classical Persianدیوار—
3Middle Persiandywʾlwall
4Old Persian*-wāra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →