Where does “चकार” come from?

चकार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit च, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

चकार (Sanskrit): The name of the Devanagari letter च; The sound of...

Definitions

  1. The name of the Devanagari letter च; The sound of...

Ancestry of “चकार”, step by step

चकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit च

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचand, both, also, moreover, as well as
2Proto-Indo-Iranian-čaand
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Sanskrit कार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
2Sanskritकृto make
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča →Every word from Sanskrit च →