Where does “चिट्ठी” come from?
चिट्ठी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit *चिष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćiṣṭás — message.
चिट्ठी (Hindi): letter
Ancestry of “चिट्ठी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | *चिष्ट | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ćiṣṭás | message |
Words derived from “चिट्ठी”