Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/yáwktram

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/yáwktram

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yéwg-tro-m, from *yewg- (“to yoke, join”).

Noun

*yáwktram n

[1]

1. bridle, halter
2. rope, thong

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *yáwktram
  • Sanskrit: योक्त्र (yóktra)
    • Pali: yotta
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jotta)
      • Hindi: जोत (jot)
• Iranian: *yáwxθram
  • Avestan: 𐬫𐬀𐬊𐬑𐬆𐬜𐬭𐬀‎ (yaoxəδra)

References

1. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “yóktra”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University