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Where does “Chitral” come from?

Chitral is an English place name derived from Urdu چترال, whose ultimate origin and meaning remain unclear.

Ancestry of “Chitral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduچترال—
2Khowarچھترارfield
3Sanskritक्षेत्रland, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanṭṣáytram—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćšáytramland, region
6Proto-Indo-Europeantḱey-to cultivate; to settle; to live
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