Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/uktás

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ukʷ-tó-s, from *wekʷ- (“to speak”) +‎ *-tós.

Adjective

*uktás

1. said, spoken

Derived terms

• *Hsūktás (+ *Hsu-)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hsūktás
    • Sanskrit: सूक्त (sūktá, “well or properly said or recited”)
  • Proto-Iranian: *Hhūxtáh
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬏𐬑𐬙𐬀 (hūxta, “good word”)

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *uktás
  • Sanskrit: उक्त (uktá)