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Where does “चरित्र” come from?

चरित्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

चरित्र (Sanskrit): a foot, leg; going; acting, behaviour, habit,...

Definitions

  1. a foot, leg; going; acting, behaviour, habit,...

Ancestry of “चरित्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-tro-m—
2Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “चरित्र”

  • चरित्र
  • চৰিত্ৰ
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