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Where does “उपनिषद्” come from?

उपनिषद् (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit उपनिषद्, 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,...

Ancestry of “उपनिषद्”, 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,...
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