Where does “calācala” come from?

calācala (Old Khmer) comes from Sanskrit चलाचल, from Sanskrit अचल, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

calācala (Old Khmer): social unrest; social instability

Definitions

  1. social unrest; social instability

Ancestry of “calācala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचलाचलmoving to and fro, movable, tremulous, unfixed, loose
2Sanskritअचलa mountain, rock; the deity Acala
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “calācala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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