Where does “ഉപകാരം” come from?

ഉപകാരം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit उपकार, 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,...

ഉപകാരം (Malayalam): help

Definitions

  1. help

Ancestry of “ഉപകാരം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपकारfavour, kindness
2Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
3Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-
4Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upoEvery word from Sanskrit उप-Every word from Sanskrit उपकार