Where does “ചിത്ര” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ചിത്ര”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ചിത്ര”

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