Where does “चलचित्रण” come from?
चलचित्रण (Hindi) comes from Hindi चलचित्र, from Hindi चित्र, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
चलचित्रण (Hindi): filming, cinematography
Ancestry of “चलचित्रण”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | चलचित्र | movie, film, motion picture |
| 2 | Hindi | चित्र | picture; photograph; painting |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |