Where does “चीता” come from?
चीता (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕, from Sanskrit चित्रक, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
चीता (Hindi): cheetah; leopard
Ancestry of “चीता”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्रक | leopard |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |
Words derived from “चीता”