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
Ancestry of “उपमहाद्वीप”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | महाद्वीप | continent |
| 2 | Hindi | द्वीप | island |
| 3 | Sanskrit | द्वीप | island, peninsula, sandbank; division of the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwiHpás | island |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hā́ps | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |