Where does “उपमहाद्वीप” come from?

उपमहाद्वीप (Hindi) comes from Hindi महाद्वीप, from Hindi द्वीप, from Sanskrit द्वीप, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

उपमहाद्वीप (Hindi): subcontinent

Definitions

  1. subcontinent

Ancestry of “उपमहाद्वीप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमहाद्वीपcontinent
2Hindiद्वीपisland
3Sanskritद्वीपisland, peninsula, sandbank; division of the...
4Proto-Indo-IraniandwiHpásisland
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “उपमहाद्वीप”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwiHpás →