Where does “मापचित्र” come from?

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

मापचित्र (Hindi): plan, diagram

Definitions

  1. plan, diagram

Ancestry of “मापचित्र”, step by step

मापचित्र 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 माप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमापmeasuring, measure, measurement
2Sanskritमाप—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →