Where does “ചക്ക്” come from?
ചക്ക് (Malayalam) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat — who.
ചക്ക് (Malayalam): an oil making device
Definitions
- an oil making device
Ancestry of “ചക്ക്”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 | wheel |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 3 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 4 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |