Where does “चलचित्र” come from?

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

चलचित्र (Konkani): film, movie

Definitions

  1. film, movie

Ancestry of “चलचित्र”, step by step

चलचित्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Konkani चित्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniचित्रpicture, drawing
2Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
4Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

via Konkani चल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniचल—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →