Where does “गीतकार” come from?

गीतकार (Hindi) comes from Hindi कार, from English car, from Middle English carre, from Anglo-Norman carre, from Latin carra, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.

गीतकार (Hindi): lyricist

Definitions

  1. lyricist

Ancestry of “गीतकार”, step by step

गीतकार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकारtax; action, doing; work
2EnglishcarA wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with...
3Middle Englishcarrecart, wagon
4Anglo-Normancarrecart
5Latincarra
6Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
7Gaulishkarroswagon
8Proto-Celtickarroswagon
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Hindi गीत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगीतsong
2Sanskritगीतhaving sung
3Sanskritकविwise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,...
4Proto-Indo-AryankawHíṣ
5Proto-Indo-IraniankáwHišseer, poet; institutor of religious rites;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sósEvery word from Proto-Celtic karros