The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromचित्र“spotted, bright; spot, mark”
- Sanskrit · derived fromचित्रल“variegated, spotted”
- Hindi · borrowed fromचीतल
- English todaychital
From Hindi चीतल (cītal), from Sanskrit चित्रल (citrala, “variegated, spotted”) from Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “spotted, bright; spot, mark”).
Words from the same roots
Sanskritचित्र all →
cheetah
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.