Where does “mántram” come from?
mántram (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European mén-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
mántram (Proto-Indo-Iranian): meditation, chanting
Ancestry of “mántram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mén-tro-m | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “mántram”