Where does “चित्रकथा” come from?

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

चित्रकथा (Hindi): comics, comic book

Definitions

  1. comics, comic book

Ancestry of “चित्रकथा”, step by step

चित्रकथा 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 कथा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकथाstory, narrative
2Sanskritकथाstory
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →