Where does “रतिचित्रण” come from?
रतिचित्रण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit रति, from Sanskrit रम्, from Sanskrit -अनीय, from Sanskrit -ईय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-iHyas.
रतिचित्रण (Hindi): pornography, erotica
Ancestry of “रतिचित्रण”, step by step
रतिचित्रण traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit रति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | रति | rest, repose; pleasure, enjoyment, delight in,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रम् | enjoy, delight; stay, rest |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अनीय | able |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -ईय | related to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *-iHyas | — |
via Hindi चित्रण
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चित्रण | representation, portrayal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्रण | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |