Where does “څرَخ” come from?

څرَخ (Ushojo) comes from Pashto څرخ, from Proto-Iranian čaxrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

څرَخ (Ushojo): pinwheel fan

Definitions

  1. pinwheel fan

Ancestry of “څرَخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pashtoڅرخwheel
2Proto-Iraniančaxrámwheel
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančakrámwheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čakrám →