Where does “pagpuasa” come from?

pagpuasa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano puasa, from Malay puasa, from Sanskrit उपवास, 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,...

pagpuasa (Cebuano): fasting; abstinence

Definitions

  1. fasting; abstinence

Ancestry of “pagpuasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopuasato fast; to abstain; fasting
2MalaypuasaTo fast
3Sanskritउपवासfast
4Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
7Proto-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 उपवास →