Where does “वाक्छल” come from?

वाक्छल (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वाक्छल, from Sanskrit छल, from Sanskrit स्खल्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

वाक्छल (Hindi): sophistry, prevarication

Definitions

  1. sophistry, prevarication

Ancestry of “वाक्छल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवाक्छलuntruthful talk, prevarication
2Sanskritछलfraud, deceit, sham, guise, pretence, delusion, semblance, fiction, feint, trick, fallacy
3Sanskritस्खल्to stumble
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Sanskrit स्खल् →Every word from Sanskrit छल →
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