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Where does “źʰawtrám” come from?

źʰawtrám (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáwtram, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “źʰawtrám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáwtramlibation, offering, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéw-tro-m—
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “źʰawtrám”

  • agnihotra
  • अग्निहोत्र
  • होत्र
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