Where does “चित्ति” come from?

चित्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čítˢtiš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

Ancestry of “चित्ति”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-Iranian	*čítˢtiš	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	kʷéyt-ti-s ~ kʷit-téy-s	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	kʷeyt-	to notice; to read

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