Where does “堪布” come from?

堪布 (Chinese) comes from Tibetan མཁན་པོ, from Sanskrit उपाध्याय, from Sanskrit उप, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

堪布 (Chinese): khenpo

Definitions

  1. khenpo

Ancestry of “堪布”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanམཁན་པོkhenpo
2Sanskritउपाध्यायteacher, preceptor, advisor, counselor
3Sanskritउपtherefore, moreover; towards; near
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Sanskrit उप →