Chakra
/ˈtʃʌk.rə/noun
A wheel or disc; in yoga and Indian spiritual traditions, one of the body’s energy centers.
Did you know?In early Indian texts, chakras were not originally a New Age concept but a very old Sanskrit word for a wheel, disc, or circular motion that later became a spiritual symbol of subtle power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷel-
“to turn, roll, or revolve”
Sanskrit
Skt
चक्र (cakra)
“wheel, disc, circle; also a military wheel formation”
Prakrit
Prakrit
cakka
“wheel”
Modern English
English
chakra
“a wheel; especially one of the body’s spiritual energy centers in Hindu and yogic traditions”