Where does “चित्रकला” come from?
चित्रकला (Hindi) comes from Marathi चित्र, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
चित्रकला (Hindi): painting; drawing
Ancestry of “चित्रकला”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | चित्र | picture; drawing; painting |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |