Where does “ഉപവസിക്കുക” come from?

ഉപവസിക്കുക (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit उपवास, 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,...

ഉപവസിക്കുക (Malayalam): to fast; abstain from food

Definitions

  1. to fast; abstain from food

Ancestry of “ഉപവസിക്കുക”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपवासfast
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 upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपवास →