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
Ancestry of “堪布”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tibetan | མཁན་པོ | khenpo |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उपाध्याय | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | उप | therefore, moreover; towards; near |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |