Where does “uktíṣ” come from?
uktíṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktíš, from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtís, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
Ancestry of “uktíṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | uktíš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ukʷtís | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “uktíṣ”