Where does “ukta” come from?

ukta (Indonesian) comes from Old Javanese uktā, from Sanskrit उक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktás, from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

ukta (Indonesian): a chanda of one syllable per line

Definitions

  1. a chanda of one syllable per line

Ancestry of “ukta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javaneseuktā—
2Sanskritउक्तuttered, said, spoken; word, sentence; a stanza...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianuktássaid, spoken
4Proto-Indo-Europeanukʷtós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktás →