Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/utˢtamás

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/utˢtamás

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 *ud-tm̥m-ó-s, from *úd (“out, outward”) +‎ *-tm̥mós (superlative suffix).[1] Equivalent to *úd +‎ *-tamás.

Adjective

*utˢtamás

1. highest, most elevated

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *uttamás
  • Sanskrit: उत्तम (uttamá)
• Proto-Iranian: *uctamáh
  • Younger Avestan: 𐬎𐬯𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀‎ (ustəma)
  • Khotanese: [script needed] (ustama)

References

1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001), “úttara-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 213