Where does “*uɸer” come from?
*uɸer (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “*uɸer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |