उक्ति

Sanskrit

noun

Definitions

sentence, proclamation, speech, expression, word (, , etc.)
a worthy speech or word ()

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *uktíṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *uktíš inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ukʷtís affix from Sanskrit वच्.

Origin

Sanskrit

वच्

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*ukʷtís Proto-Indo-European
*wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
वच् Sanskrit
उक्ति Hindi
लोकोक्ति Hindi
*uktíš Proto-Indo-Iranian
*uktíṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan

वच्