Where does “برپا” come from?

برپا (Persian) comes from Persian بر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

برپا (Persian): underway; afoot

Definitions

  1. underway; afoot

Ancestry of “برپا”, step by step

برپا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianبرAPI •; on; upon
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
3Proto-Iranian*upáriabove, over
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Persian پا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپاleg, foot; with
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
3Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “برپا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →