Etymograph

English

Sakta

Sakta comes from Sanskrit शाक्त ‘related to Shakti’, from शक्ति ‘strength, power, might’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- ‘to be able, capable’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱek-‘to be able, capable’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćak-reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*śak-reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशक्śak‘to be able to’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशक्ति‘strength, power, might’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशाक्तśākta‘related to Shakti’
  7. EnglishtodaySakta

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱek-‘to be able, capable’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*ćak-reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*śak-reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशक्śak‘to be able to’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशक्ति‘strength, power, might’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEशाक्तśākta‘related to Shakti’
  7. EnglishtodaySakta

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- ‘to be able, capable’

ho, shakti, 3 more

Today it means

noun A worshiper of Shakti as a goddess.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- / Sakta

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