Where does “carati” come from?

carati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit चरति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čálHati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

carati (Pali): to walk; move about; masculine and neuter...

Definitions

  1. to walk; move about; masculine and neuter...

Ancestry of “carati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचरतिto move oneself, go, walk, move, stir, roam...
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*čálHati—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*čálHati—
4Proto-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 →