Where does “चाल” come from?

चाल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit चारु, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

चाल (Hindi): walk, style of movement; behaviour; trick, game,...

Definitions

  1. walk, style of movement; behaviour; trick, game,...

Ancestry of “चाल”, step by step

चाल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चारु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचारुagreeable, approved, esteemed, beloved, endeared,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Sanskrit चल्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचल्move, proceed

Words derived from “चाल”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros →Every word from Sanskrit चारु →