Where does “चालाकी” come from?
चालाकी (Hindi) comes from Hindi चालाक, from Urdu چالاک, from Persian چلیدن, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
चालाकी (Hindi): alertness, watchfulness; craftiness, cunning;...
Definitions
- alertness, watchfulness; craftiness, cunning;...
Ancestry of “चालाकी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चालाक | quick, speedy; watchful, vigilant; cunning |
| 2 | Urdu | چالاک | — |
| 3 | Persian | چلیدن | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čálHati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |