Where does “चित्रपट” come from?
चित्रपट (Marathi) comes from Marathi चित्र, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
चित्रपट (Marathi): movie, film
Definitions
- movie, film
Ancestry of “चित्रपट”, step by step
चित्रपट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Marathi चित्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | चित्र | picture; drawing; painting |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |
via Marathi पट
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | पट | — |