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Where does “wákti” come from?

wákti (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wákti, from Proto-Indo-European wékʷ-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “wákti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwákti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwékʷ-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wákti”

  • वक्ति
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