Where does “उक्ति” come from?
उक्ति (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit उक्ति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan uktíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktíš, from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtís, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
उक्ति (Hindi): saying, expression
Ancestry of “उक्ति”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उक्ति | sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | uktíṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | uktíš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ukʷtís | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |