Where does “cita-cita” come from?
cita-cita (Malay) comes from Malay cita, from Pali citta, from Sanskrit चित्त, from Sanskrit चित्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čítˢtiš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.
cita-cita (Malay): ambition; aspiration
Definitions
- ambition; aspiration
Ancestry of “cita-cita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | cita | feeling; intelligence, ability to create; goal,... |
| 2 | Pali | citta | mind, heart, feeling |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चित्त | thinking; reflecting; imagining |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चित्ति | thinking, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čítˢtiš | thought, consciousness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeyt- | to notice; to read |