Where does “chital” come from?
chital (English) comes from Hindi चीतल, from Sanskrit चित्रल, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
chital (English): a large spotted deer, of genus "Axis", native to...
Definitions
- a large spotted deer, of genus "Axis", native to...
Ancestry of “chital”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | चीतल | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्रल | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |