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Where does “उत्तम” come from?

उत्तम (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan uttamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢtamás, from Proto-Indo-European ud-tm̥m-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

उत्तम (Sanskrit): uppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,...

Definitions

  1. uppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,...

Ancestry of “उत्तम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanuttamás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianutˢtamáshighest, most elevated
3Proto-Indo-Europeanud-tm̥m-ó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “उत्तम”

  • ఉత్తమ పురుషము
  • పురుషోత్తముడు
  • ఉత్తముడు
  • ఉత్తమము
  • ఉత్తమోత్తమము
  • ఉత్తమాంగము
  • उत्तम
  • utama
  • utama
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