Where does “ಪುಂಶ್ಚಲಿ” come from?

ಪುಂಶ್ಚಲಿ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit पुंश्चली, from Sanskrit चलति, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

ಪುಂಶ್ಚಲಿ (Kannada): a harlot, a prostitute; an unchaste woman

Definitions

  1. a harlot, a prostitute; an unchaste woman

Ancestry of “ಪುಂಶ್ಚಲಿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुंश्चलीa harlot, courtesan, mistress, paramour
2Sanskritचलतिto move; to walk, move
3Sanskritचरतिto move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam...
4Proto-Indo-Aryan*čálHati—
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*čálHati—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati →