Where does “चितुवा” come from?

चितुवा (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit चित्रक, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.

चितुवा (Nepali): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “चितुवा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्रकleopard
2Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
4Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →