Where does “चाक” come from?
चाक (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘰𑘎, 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 — who.
चाक (Marathi): wheel
Definitions
- wheel
Ancestry of “चाक”, step by step
चाक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Marathi 𑘓𑘰𑘎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | 𑘓𑘰𑘎 | wheel |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 | wheel |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 4 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 5 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 7 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Classical Persian چاقو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | چاقو | — |