Where does “छल” come from?

छल (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit स्खल्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

छल (Sanskrit): fraud, deceit, sham, guise, pretence, delusion, semblance, fiction, feint, trick, fallacy

Definitions

  1. fraud, deceit, sham, guise, pretence, delusion, semblance, fiction, feint, trick, fallacy

Ancestry of “छल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्खल्to stumble
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “छल

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Sanskrit स्खल्