Where does “upāya” come from?
upāya (Pali) comes 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,...
Ancestry of “upāya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उपाय | . |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उप- | towards; near, with; under, below |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upa- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upa- | towards |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upo | under, up from under; up from under, over; up,... |