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Where does “चिता” come from?

चिता (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

चिता (Sanskrit): pile of wood used at funerals for cremating...

Definitions

  1. pile of wood used at funerals for cremating...

Ancestry of “चिता”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “चिता”

  • चिता
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