"wheel" + "cycle" + "chakra"

words that all have to do with turning
2025-09-28 11:42 // updated 2026-03-09 09:55

turn, turn, turn:

wheel

  • Old English hwēol ("wheel")
    • Proto-West Germanic *hwehwl ("wheel")
      • Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą ("wheel")
        • PIE *kwékwlom ("wheel")
        • PIE *kwel- ("turn")

cycle

  • Latin cyclus ("cycle")
    • Ancient Greek kúklos ("circle")
      • Proto-Hellenic *kwókwlos ("circle", "wheel")
        • PIE *kwékwlom ("wheel")

chakra

  • Hindi चक्र (cakra)
    • Sanskrit चक्र (cakra) ("wheel", "circle", cycle", "ring")
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám ("wheel")
        • PIE *kwékwlom ("wheel")

on wiktionary

wordslatinenglishetymologygreeksanskrithindi
⬅️ older (in keywords)
🍽️ "flake" + "flat" + "plate" + "place"
newer (in keywords) ➡️
"offal" + "awful" (+ "awesome") 🗑️
⬅️ older (posts)
🍽️ "flake" + "flat" + "plate" + "place"
newer (posts) ➡️
2025-09 🪶