Where does “ឧត្តម” come from?

ឧត្តម (Khmer) comes from Pali uttama, from Sanskrit उत्तम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan uttamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢtamás, from Proto-Indo-European ud-tm̥m-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

ឧត្តម (Khmer): to be high (of rank), elevated, superior, supreme, noble

Definitions

  1. to be high (of rank), elevated, superior, supreme, noble

Ancestry of “ឧត្តម”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliuttamautmost; highest; best
2Sanskritउत्तमuppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanuttamás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianutˢtamáshighest, most elevated
5Proto-Indo-Europeanud-tm̥m-ó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ឧត្តម”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ud-tm̥m-ó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢtamás →