Where does “mántram” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mántram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmántrammeditation, chanting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmén-tro-m—
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -trom →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mén-tro-m →