Where does “Uemura” come from?
Uemura (Cebuano) comes from Japanese 上村, from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa- — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
Ancestry of “Uemura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 上村 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 上 | the above; the top; the surface of |
| 3 | Old Japanese | うえ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | upay | above, over |
| 5 | Sanskrit | उपाय | . |
| 6 | Sanskrit | उप- | towards; near, with; under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upa- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upa- | towards |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upo | under, up from under; up from under, over; up,... |