Where does “व्यंगचित्र” come from?
व्यंगचित्र (Marathi) comes from Marathi चित्र, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
व्यंगचित्र (Marathi): satirical work, cartoon
Ancestry of “व्यंगचित्र”, step by step
व्यंगचित्र 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 Hindi व्यंग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | व्यंग | satire; Synonym of व्यंग्य |
| 2 | Sanskrit | व्यङ्ग | speckled, deformed |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |