Where does “చిత్రకళ” come from?

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

చిత్రకళ (Telugu): The art of painting

Definitions

  1. The art of painting

Ancestry of “చిత్రకళ”, step by step

చిత్రకళ 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 కళ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకళart
2Sanskritकलाa small part of anything, any single part or...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ró-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čitrásEvery word from Sanskrit चित्र