Where does “चालइ” come from?

चालइ (Old Gujarati) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺, from Sanskrit चलति, from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “चालइ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑀮𑀤𑀺
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

Words derived from “चालइ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHatiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati
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