Where does “వక్త్రము” come from?

వక్త్రము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit वक्त्र, 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.

వక్త్రము (Telugu): The mouth, face, countenance

Definitions

  1. The mouth, face, countenance

Ancestry of “వక్త్రము”, step by step

వక్త్రము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वक्त्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवक्त्रmouth; beak; face
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwáktram—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwáktrammouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáktram →