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Where does “ఉత్తముడు” come from?

ఉత్తముడు (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit उत्तम, 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.

ఉత్తముడు (Telugu): A most excellent man

Definitions

  1. A most excellent man

Ancestry of “ఉత్తముడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउत्तमuppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanuttamás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianutˢtamáshighest, most elevated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanud-tm̥m-ó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ఉత్తముడు”

  • పురుషోత్తముడు
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