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

Definitions

  1. mouth; beak; face

Ancestry of “वक्त्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanwáktram—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianwáktrammouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “वक्त्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáktram →
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