Where does “चित्र” come from?

चित्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.

चित्र (Sanskrit): bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...

Definitions

  1. bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...

Ancestry of “चित्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
2Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

Words derived from “चित्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →