Where does “चित्रल” come from?

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

Ancestry of “चित्रल”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	चित्र	bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	čitrás	bright, clear, shining
3	Proto-Indo-European	*kit-ró-s	—

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