Where does “چرخیدن” come from?

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

چرخیدن (Persian): to rotate, turn, revolve, spin

Definitions

  1. to rotate, turn, revolve, spin

Ancestry of “چرخیدن”, step by step

چرخیدن traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian چرخ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچرخwheel; cart; sewing machine
2Pahlavi𐫝𐫍𐫡
3Proto-Iraniančaxrámwheel
4Proto-Indo-Iraniančakrámwheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Persian ـیدن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیدنForms regular verbal infinitives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám