Where does “वक्त्र” come from?
वक्त्र (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan wáktram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáktram, from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
वक्त्र (Sanskrit): mouth; beak; face
Ancestry of “वक्त्र”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wáktram | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wáktram | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wókʷtlom | mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “वक्त्र”