Where does “चित्रक” come from?

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

चित्रक (Sanskrit): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “चित्रक”, step by step

चित्रक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चित्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
3Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

via Sanskrit काय

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकायthe body

Words derived from “चित्रक”

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