Where does “ឧច្ច” come from?

ឧច្ច (Khmer) comes from Pali uccā, from Sanskrit उच्च, from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢčáH, from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷeh₁, from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

ឧច្ច (Khmer): to be high, tall

Definitions

  1. to be high, tall

Ancestry of “ឧច្ច”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliuccāhigh, noble
2Sanskritउच्चhigh, elevated; tall; deep
3Proto-Indo-IranianutˢčáHabove, upwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷeh₁—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷeh₁ →
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