Where does “*čiθrákah” come from?
*čiθrákah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
Ancestry of “*čiθrákah”, step by step
*čiθrákah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrám
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrám | — |