Where does “उक्त” come from?
उक्त (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit उक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktás, from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
उक्त (Hindi): uttered, said, spoken
Ancestry of “उक्त”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उक्त | uttered, said, spoken; word, sentence; a stanza... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | uktás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ukʷtós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |