Where does “उच्च” come from?

उच्च (Marathi) comes 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.

उच्च (Marathi): high, tall, lofty

Definitions

  1. high, tall, lofty

Ancestry of “उच्च”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउच्चhigh, elevated; tall; deep
2Proto-Indo-IranianutˢčáHabove, upwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷeh₁—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
5Proto-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 →