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
- The mouth, face, countenance
Ancestry of “వక్త్రము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वक्त्र | mouth; beak; face |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wáktram | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wáktram | mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wókʷtlom | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |