Where does “Chitral” come from?

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

Chitral (English): A princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Definitions

  1. A princely state in alliance with British India until 1947, then a princely state of Pakistan until 1969. The area of the state now forms the Chitral District of the Malakand Division, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram →