Where does “uktā” come from?

uktā (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit उक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktás, from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “uktā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउक्तuttered, said, spoken; word, sentence; a stanza...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianuktássaid, spoken
3Proto-Indo-Europeanukʷtós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “uktā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktás →