Where does “uposatha” come from?

uposatha (Pali) comes from Sanskrit उपवसथ, 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,...

uposatha (Pali): sabbath day, observance of Eight Precepts

Definitions

  1. sabbath day, observance of Eight Precepts

Ancestry of “uposatha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपवसथthe day before a soma sacrifice
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 “uposatha”

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