Where does “चाल-ढाल” come from?

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

चाल-ढाल (Hindi): gait, manner of movement, way of presenting oneself

Definitions

  1. gait, manner of movement, way of presenting oneself

Ancestry of “चाल-ढाल”, step by step

चाल-ढाल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचालwalk, style of movement; behaviour; trick, game,...
2Sanskritचारुagreeable, approved, esteemed, beloved, endeared,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Hindi ढाल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiढालslope, scarp
2Sanskritढालa shield
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₂ros →Every word from Sanskrit चारु →