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Where does “จิตฺต” come from?

จิตฺต (Pali) comes 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.

จิตฺต (Pali): Thai script form of citta

Definitions

  1. Thai script form of citta

Ancestry of “จิตฺต”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्तthinking; reflecting; imagining
2Sanskritचित्ति—
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*čítˢtiš—
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- →