Where does “chaat” come from?

chaat (English) comes from Hindi चाट, from Hindi चाटना, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 — to lick.

chaat (English): any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in...

Definitions

  1. any savory snack, sold from a roadside stall in...

Ancestry of “chaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचाटchaat
2Hindiचाटनाto lick; to eat with appetite
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇to lick

Words derived from “chaat

Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇