Where does “uccā” come from?

uccā (Pali) 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.

uccā (Pali): high, noble

Definitions

  1. high, noble

Ancestry of “uccā”, 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

Words derived from “uccā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úds-kʷeh₁ →