Where does “होतृ” come from?

होतृ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáwtā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

होतृ (Sanskrit): an offerer of an oblation or yajna, sacrificer,...

Definitions

  1. an offerer of an oblation or yajna, sacrificer,...

Ancestry of “होतृ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáwtāpriest, offerer of oblations
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéw-tōrpourer
3Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
4Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “होतृ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tōr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tōr →