Where does “چلچتر” come from?

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

چلچتر (Urdu): movie; motion picture; cinema

Definitions

  1. movie; motion picture; cinema

Ancestry of “چلچتر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचित्रbright, conspicuous, visible, clear, loud,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniančitrásbright, clear, shining
3Proto-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 →