Where does “ឧបោសថ” come from?

ឧបោសថ (Khmer) comes from Pali uposatha, from Sanskrit उपवसथ, 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,...

ឧបោសថ (Khmer): the Eight Precepts

Definitions

  1. the Eight Precepts

Ancestry of “ឧបោសថ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliuposathasabbath day, observance of Eight Precepts
2Sanskritउपवसथthe day before a soma sacrifice
3Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपवसथ →