Where does “चूल्हा” come from?
चूल्हा (Hindi) comes from Bengali চলা, 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.
चूल्हा (Hindi): oven; stove; fireplace, hearth
Definitions
- oven; stove; fireplace, hearth
Ancestry of “चूल्हा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bengali | চলা | to move, to walk about, to move about |
| 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 |
Words derived from “चूल्हा”