Where does “चक्र” come from?

चक्र (Sanskrit) comes from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

चक्र (Sanskrit): the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...

Definitions

  1. the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...

Ancestry of “चक्र”, step by step

चक्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali vatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivattito say
2GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
3Middle Low Germanwatwhat
4Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
5Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
6Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Proto-Indo-Aryan ćakrám

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

Words derived from “चक्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →