Where does “چرخچي” come from?

چرخچي (Iraqi Arabic) comes from Persian چرخ, from Pahlavi 𐫝𐫍𐫡, from Proto-Iranian čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

چرخچي (Iraqi Arabic): night watchman

Definitions

  1. night watchman

Ancestry of “چرخچي”, step by step

چرخچي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چرخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچرخwheel; cart; sewing machine
2Pahlavi𐫝𐫍𐫡—
3Proto-Iraniančaxrámwheel
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančakrámwheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Iraqi Arabic ـچی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Iraqi Arabicـچی—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám →