Where does “ચિતા” come from?

ચિતા (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit चिता, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

ચિતા (Gujarati): pile of wood used for lighting the funeral pyre, for cremation

Definitions

  1. pile of wood used for lighting the funeral pyre, for cremation

Ancestry of “ચિતા”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचिताpile of wood used at funerals for cremating...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Sanskrit चिता →