Etymology

chakra

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Today it means: Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy. Full definition →

Sanskrit चक्र (cakra) ← Hindi चक्र (cakra) ← Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*čakrám
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryan*ćakrám
  5. Sanskritचक्र (cakra)
  6. Hindiचक्र (cakra)
  7. Sanskritचक्र (cakra)
  8. English todaychakra

From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritचक्र all →

chakramchukker

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