Where does “ਚਿੱਟਾ ਮਮੋਲਾ” come from?
ਚਿੱਟਾ ਮਮੋਲਾ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਚਿੱਟਾ, from English Chita, from English cheetah, from Hindi चीता, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕, from Sanskrit चित्रक, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás.
ਚਿੱਟਾ ਮਮੋਲਾ (Punjabi): white wagtail
Definitions
- white wagtail
Ancestry of “ਚਿੱਟਾ ਮਮੋਲਾ”, step by step
ਚਿੱਟਾ ਮਮੋਲਾ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Punjabi ਚਿੱਟਾ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਚਿੱਟਾ | white; fair, white-skinned |
| 2 | English | Chita | — |
| 3 | English | cheetah | A distinctive member of the cat family, slightly... |
| 4 | Hindi | चीता | cheetah; leopard |
| 5 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀕 | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | चित्रक | leopard |
| 7 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |
via Punjabi ਮਮੋਲਾ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਮਮੋਲਾ | A wagtail, particularly the pied wagtail |