Where does “上付き” come from?

上付き (Japanese) comes from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, 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,...

上付き (Japanese): the state of being superscript

Definitions

the state of being superscript

Ancestry of “上付き”, step by step

上付き traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 上

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	上	the above; the top; the surface of
2	Old Japanese	うえ	—
3	Proto-Japonic	upay	above, over
4	Sanskrit	उपाय	.
5	Sanskrit	उप-	towards; near, with; under, below
6	Proto-Indo-Aryan	upa-	—
7	Proto-Indo-Iranian	upa-	towards
8	Proto-Indo-European	upo	under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

via Japanese 付き

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Japanese	付き	ability to stick, impression, quality of...
2	Japanese	付く	attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

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