Where does “左上” come from?

左上 (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,...

左上 (Japanese): top left, upper left

Definitions

  1. top left, upper left

Ancestry of “左上”, step by step

左上 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 上

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese上the above; the top; the surface of
2Old Japaneseうえ—
3Proto-Japonicupayabove, over
4Sanskritउपाय.
5Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
6Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

via Japanese 左

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese左left, the side of the left hand; a leftist; the...
2Japanese右right; the above statement, foregoing; the right...
3Middle Chinese右—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →