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]

  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

References

  1. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “vac”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 541
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