Where does “लेखाचित्र” come from?

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

लेखाचित्र (Hindi): graph

Definitions

  1. graph

Ancestry of “लेखाचित्र”, step by step

लेखाचित्र 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 लेखा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलेखाaccount, record; estimate, reckoning, evaluation;...
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔—
3Sanskritलेख्यdocument; writing; document, writing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →