Where does “चलचित्र” come from?
चलचित्र (Hindi) comes from Hindi चित्र, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
चलचित्र (Hindi): movie, film, motion picture
Definitions
- movie, film, motion picture
Ancestry of “चलचित्र”, step by step
चलचित्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi चित्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चित्र | picture; photograph; painting |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |
via Hindi चल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चल | moving; trembling |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चल | moving, trembling, shaking, loose |
Words derived from “चलचित्र”