Where does “उच्च” come from?

उच्च (Sanskrit) comes 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.

उच्च (Sanskrit): high, elevated; tall; deep

Definitions

  1. high, elevated; tall; deep

Ancestry of “उच्च”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianutˢčáHabove, upwards
2Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷeh₁—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúds-kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “उच्च”

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