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

  1. pile of wood used for lighting the funeral pyre,...

Ancestry of “चिता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचिताpile of wood used at funerals for cremating...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Sanskrit चिता →