Where does “चाट” come from?

चाट (Hindi) comes from Hindi चाटना, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 — to lick.

चाट (Hindi): chaat

Definitions

  1. chaat

Ancestry of “चाट”, step by step

चाट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चाटना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचाटनाto lick; to eat with appetite
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀘𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇to lick

via Sanskrit चाटु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचाटु—

Words derived from “चाट”

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