Where does “upazila” come from?

upazila (English) comes from Bengali উপজেলা, from Bengali উপ-, 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,...

upazila (English): After divisions and districts, the third largest...

Definitions

  1. After divisions and districts, the third largest...

Ancestry of “upazila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BengaliউপজেলাUpazila
2Bengaliউপ-towards; near, with; under, below
3Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Words derived from “upazila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Bengali উপ- →