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

  1. eminent; superior; excellent

Ancestry of “उत्कृष्ट”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउत्कृष्टdrawn up or out
2Sanskritकृष्टdrawn
3Sanskrit-त-ed
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Sanskrit -त →Every word from Sanskrit कृष्ट →