Where does “चक्रवात” come from?
चक्रवात (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.
चक्रवात (Sanskrit): cyclone
Definitions
- cyclone
Ancestry of “चक्रवात”, step by step
चक्रवात traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit चक्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 2 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 3 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Sanskrit वात
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वात | wind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |