Where does “چرخه” come from?
چرخه (Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian čaxrákah, from Proto-Iranian čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
چرخه (Persian): spinning wheel; cycle
Ancestry of “چرخه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Iranian | čaxrákah | spinning wheel |
| 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 |
Words derived from “چرخه”