Where does “ઊંચુંનીચું” come from?

ઊંચુંનીચું (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ઊંચું, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘, from Sanskrit उच्च, from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢčáH, from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷeh₁, from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

ઊંચુંનીચું (Gujarati): high and low; uneven, not flat

Definitions

  1. high and low; uneven, not flat

Ancestry of “ઊંચુંનીચું”, step by step

ઊંચુંનીચું traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati ઊંચું

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiઊંચુંhigh, tall
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘—
3Sanskritउच्चhigh, elevated; tall; deep
4Proto-Indo-IranianutˢčáHabove, upwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷeh₁—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Gujarati નીચું

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiનીચુંlow, short
2Sanskritनीचlow, not high, short, dwarfish; deep, depressed;...
3Sanskritन्यञ्च्to sink, bend, or hang down
4Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
5Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
6Proto-Indo-Europeannidown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷeh₁ →