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

  1. A motion picture or movie

Ancestry of “చలనచిత్రము”, step by step

చలనచిత్రము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu చిత్రము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచిత్రముpainting, picture; variety, strangeness,...
2Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
4Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

via Telugu చలనము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచలనముmotion, movement
2Sanskritचलन—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrás →Every word from Sanskrit चित्र →