Where does “चित्तवृत्ति” come from?
चित्तवृत्ति (Sanskrit) 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.
चित्तवृत्ति (Sanskrit): disposition or state of the mind, inclination, feeling
Definitions
- disposition or state of the mind, inclination, feeling
Ancestry of “चित्तवृत्ति”, step by step
चित्तवृत्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit चित्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | चित्त | thinking; reflecting; imagining |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्ति | thinking, thought |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *čítˢtiš | thought, consciousness |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeyt- | to notice; to read |