Where does “wáktram” come from?

wáktram (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáktram, from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “wáktram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwáktrammouth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wáktram

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlomEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáktram
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