Where does “upakāra” come from?

upakāra (Pali) 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,...

upakāra (Pali): help, support, favour

Definitions

  1. help, support, favour

Ancestry of “upakāra”, 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,...

Words derived from “upakāra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपकार →