Where does “चितकबरा” come from?

चितकबरा (Hindi) comes from Hindi चित्र, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.

चितकबरा (Hindi): variegated, spotted, speckled, dappled

Definitions

  1. variegated, spotted, speckled, dappled

Ancestry of “चितकबरा”, step by step

चितकबरा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चित्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचित्रpicture; photograph; painting
2Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
4Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

via Hindi करबरा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकरबरा—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →