Where does “चर्या” come from?

चर्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čarH-.

चर्या (Sanskrit): going about; wandering; walking or roaming about;...

Definitions

  1. going about; wandering; walking or roaming about;...

Ancestry of “चर्या”, step by step

चर्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचर्to move; to practise
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*čarH-—

via Pali cariya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palicariyaconduct, behaviour, state of, life of; conduct;...
2Sanskritचर्यobservance of all rites and customs, conduct,...

Words derived from “चर्या”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čarH- →Every word from Sanskrit चर् →