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
- wheel; cart; sewing machine
Ancestry of “چرخ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pahlavi | 𐫝𐫍𐫡 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | čaxrám | wheel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čakrám | wheel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |