ಚರಿತ್ರೆ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಹೀನ, from Sanskrit हीन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰHnás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁-nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.
ಚರಿತ್ರೆ (Kannada): character, ethos