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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianuktíš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanukʷtís—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “uktíṣ”

  • పునరుక్తి
  • లోకోక్తి
  • ఉక్తి
  • उक्ति
  • उक्ति
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