Where does “ឯកឧត្តម” come from?
ឯកឧត្តម (Khmer) comes from Khmer ឧត្តម, 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.
ឯកឧត្តម (Khmer): Excellency (title)
Definitions
- Excellency (title)
Ancestry of “ឯកឧត្តម”, step by step
ឯកឧត្តម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ឧត្តម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឧត្តម | to be high (of rank), elevated, superior, supreme, noble |
| 2 | Pali | uttama | utmost; highest; best |
| 3 | Sanskrit | उत्तम | uppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | uttamás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | utˢtamás | highest, most elevated |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ud-tm̥m-ó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |