Where does “চিত্রনাট্য” come from?

চিত্রনাট্য (Bengali) comes from Bengali নাট্য, from Sanskrit नाट्य, from Sanskrit नाट — dancing, acting.

চিত্রনাট্য (Bengali): screenplay, script the written text of a film, movie, or television show

Definitions

  1. screenplay, script the written text of a film, movie, or television show

Ancestry of “চিত্রনাট্য”, step by step

চিত্রনাট্য traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali নাট্য

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliনাট্যdrama, play, theatre
2Sanskritनाट्यdancing, mimic representation, dramatic art
3Sanskritनाटdancing, acting

via Bengali চিত্র

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliচিত্রa picture, drawing, painting

Words derived from “চিত্রনাট্য”

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