Where does “చలనచిత్రము” come from?
చలనచిత్రము (Telugu) comes from Telugu చిత్రము, from Sanskrit चित्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s.
చలనచిత్రము (Telugu): A motion picture or movie
Definitions
- A motion picture or movie
Ancestry of “చలనచిత్రము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | చిత్రము | painting, picture; variety, strangeness,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चित्र | bright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | čitrás | bright, clear, shining |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kit-ró-s | — |