Where does “kottär” come from?

kottär (Tocharian B) comes from Sanskrit गोत्र, from Sanskrit तर, from Sanskrit तॄ, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

kottär (Tocharian B): family, clan

Definitions

  1. family, clan

Ancestry of “kottär”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोत्रprotection or shelter for cows, cow-pen,...
2SanskritतरCrossing
3Sanskritतॄto pass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तॄ →Every word from Sanskrit तर →