Where does “விசித்திரம்” come from?

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

விசித்திரம் (Tamil): that which is peculiar, strange, queer

Definitions

  1. that which is peculiar, strange, queer

Ancestry of “விசித்திரம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविचित्रdiversified; variegated; spotted; beautiful;...
2Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
4Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →
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