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Where does “చిత్రము” come from?

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

చిత్రము (Telugu): painting, picture; variety, strangeness,...

Definitions

  1. painting, picture; variety, strangeness,...

Ancestry of “చిత్రము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
3Proto-Indo-European*kit-ró-s—

Words derived from “చిత్రము”

  • విచిత్రము
  • ముఖచిత్రము
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