Where does “Upanishad” come from?

Upanishad derives from Sanskrit उपनिषद्, formed from Sanskrit उप- combined with Proto-Indo-European sed- and Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upo.

Upanishad (English): Any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding part of the Brahmanas and in the Aranyakas

Definitions

  1. Any of a set of authorless Hindu religious and philosophical texts considered to be an early source of the religion, found mostly as the concluding part of the Brahmanas and in the Aranyakas

Ancestry of “Upanishad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपनिषद्sitting at the foot of a teacher to receive...
2Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
3Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Words derived from “Upanishad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपनिषद् →