Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/uktíš

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 *wékʷ-ti-s ~ *ukʷ-téy-s, from *wekʷ- (“to speak”) +‎ *-tis.

Noun

*uktíš m

1. speech, pronouncement

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *uktíṣ
  • Sanskrit: उक्ति (uktí)
• Proto-Iranian: *uxtíš
  • Avestan: 𐬎𐬑𐬙𐬌 (uxti)
  • → Old Armenian: ուխտ (uxt)
  • Central Kurdish: وتن (wtin, “to say”)