Where does “उत्कृष्ट” come from?
उत्कृष्ट (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit उत्कृष्ट, from Sanskrit कृष्ट, from Sanskrit -त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -tás, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
उत्कृष्ट (Hindi): eminent; superior; excellent
Definitions
- eminent; superior; excellent
Ancestry of “उत्कृष्ट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उत्कृष्ट | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कृष्ट | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -त | -ed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |