Where does “चिता” come from?
चिता (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit चिता, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
चिता (Hindi): pile of wood used for lighting the funeral pyre,...
Definitions
- pile of wood used for lighting the funeral pyre,...
Ancestry of “चिता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | चिता | pile of wood used at funerals for cremating... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |