English
Uttama
Uttama comes from Sanskrit उत्तम ‘uppermost, highest, most elevated’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *úd-tm̥mos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úd-tm̥mos‘highest, uppermost’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*utˢtamás‘highest, most elevated’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*uttamásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEउत्तमuttama‘uppermost, highest, most elevated’
- EnglishtodayUttama
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*úd-tm̥mos‘highest, uppermost’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*utˢtamás‘highest, most elevated’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*uttamásreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEउत्तमuttama‘uppermost, highest, most elevated’
- EnglishtodayUttama
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *úd-tm̥mos
Today it means
name Son of King Uttanapada and Queen Suruchi, and step-brother of Dhruva.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *úd-tm̥mos / Uttama