Where does “चतुर्मुख” come from?

चतुर्मुख (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चतुर्मुख (Sanskrit): four-faced

Definitions

  1. four-faced

Ancestry of “चतुर्मुख”, step by step

चतुर्मुख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चतुर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुर्four
2Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Sanskrit मुख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam

Words derived from “चतुर्मुख

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras
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