Where does “चालू” come from?
चालू (Hindi) comes from Hindi चलना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit चलति, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
चालू (Hindi): working, running, processing; used, applied;...
Definitions
- working, running, processing; used, applied;...
Ancestry of “चालू”, step by step
चालू traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi चलना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चलना | to go, to move; to function, work; to progress,... |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चलति | to move; to walk, move |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चरति | to move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *čálHati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čálHati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Marathi चालणे
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | चालणे | to walk |