Where does “അപ-” come from?

അപ- (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit अप-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

അപ- (Malayalam): away, off, back

Definitions

  1. away, off, back

Ancestry of “അപ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअप-away, out
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápaoff, away, from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Sanskrit अप- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa →