Where does “उक्ति” come from?

उक्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan uktíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktíš, from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtís, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

उक्ति (Sanskrit): sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word;...

Definitions

  1. sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word;...

Ancestry of “उक्ति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanuktíṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianuktíšspeech, pronouncement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanukʷtís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “उक्ति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ukʷtís →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian uktíš →