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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्तthinking; reflecting; imagining
2Sanskritचित्तिthinking, thought
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*čítˢtišthought, consciousness
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

via Sanskrit वृत्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवृत्तिmethod, essence, nature, gender; profession, job;...
2Sanskritवृत्to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čítˢtiš