Where does “چرخ” come from?

چرخ (Persian) comes from Pahlavi 𐫝𐫍𐫡, from Proto-Iranian čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

چرخ (Persian): wheel; cart; sewing machine

Definitions

  1. wheel; cart; sewing machine

Ancestry of “چرخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavi𐫝𐫍𐫡—
2Proto-Iraniančaxrámwheel
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančakrámwheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “چرخ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám →