Where does “チャリ” come from?

チャリ (Japanese) comes from Japanese チャリオット, from English chariot, from Old French chariot, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

チャリ (Japanese): a bicycle

Definitions

  1. a bicycle

Ancestry of “チャリ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseチャリオットa chariot: a horse-drawn vehicle with two wheels...
2EnglishchariotA two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze...
3Old Frenchchariot
4Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
5Gaulishkarroswagon
6Proto-Celtickarroswagon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

Words derived from “チャリ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sósEvery word from Proto-Celtic karros