Where does “hotr” come from?

hotr (English) comes from Sanskrit होतृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáwtā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

hotr (English): The priest who recites invocations and litanies...

Definitions

  1. The priest who recites invocations and litanies...

Ancestry of “hotr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहोतृan offerer of an oblation or yajna, sacrificer,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáwtāpriest, offerer of oblations
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéw-tōrpourer
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tōr →