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

Definitions

  1. saying, expression

Ancestry of “उक्ति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउक्तिsentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word;...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanuktíṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianuktíšspeech, pronouncement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanukʷtís—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtís →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktíš →
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