Where does “chitta” come from?
chitta (English) comes from Punjabi ਚਿੱਟਾ, from English Chita, from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕, from Sanskrit चित्रक, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás.
chitta (English): Heroin
Definitions
- Heroin
Ancestry of “chitta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਚਿੱਟਾ | white; fair, white-skinned |
| 2 | English | Chita | — |
| 3 | English | cheetah | A distinctive member of the cat family, slightly... |
| 4 | Hindi | चीता | cheetah; leopard |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चित्रक | leopard |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |