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

  1. oven; stove; fireplace, hearth

Ancestry of “चूल्हा”, step by step

चूल्हा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali চলা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliচলাto move, to walk about, to move about
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺—
3Sanskritचलतिto move; to walk, move
4Sanskritचरतिto move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam...
5Proto-Indo-Aryan*čálHati—
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*čálHati—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻—
2Sanskritचुल्लीfire-place
3DravidianDravidian—

Words derived from “चूल्हा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati →