Where does “ឧក្កដ្ឋ” come from?

ឧក្កដ្ឋ (Khmer) comes from Pali ukkaṭṭha, 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.

ឧក្កដ្ឋ (Khmer): heavy, big, high

Definitions

  1. heavy, big, high

Ancestry of “ឧក្កដ្ឋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliukkaṭṭhahigh, prominent
2Sanskritउत्कृष्टdrawn up or out
3Sanskritकृष्टdrawn
4Sanskrit-त-ed
5Proto-Indo-Iranian-tásCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-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 →