Where does “ဥပါယ်” come from?

ဥပါယ် (Burmese) comes from Pali upāya, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

ဥပါယ် (Burmese): means; expedience; device; stratagem

Definitions

  1. means; expedience; device; stratagem

Ancestry of “ဥပါယ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliupāyaway
2Sanskritउपाय.
3Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →
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