Where does “चक्रवर्तिन्” come from?

चक्रवर्तिन् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चक्र, 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 — who.

चक्रवर्तिन् (Sanskrit): chakravartin, wheel-turner (in reference to the dharmachakra, world-ruler, upholder of dharma, a title taken by Indian emperors)

Definitions

  1. chakravartin, wheel-turner (in reference to the dharmachakra, world-ruler, upholder of dharma, a title taken by Indian emperors)

Ancestry of “चक्रवर्तिन्”, step by step

चक्रवर्तिन् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चक्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचक्रthe wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...
2Palivattito say
3GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
4Middle Low Germanwatwhat
5Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
6Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
7Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Sanskrit वर्तिन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवर्तिन्abiding, staying, resting
2Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
3Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
4Sanskritअन्to breathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

Words derived from “चक्रवर्तिन्”

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