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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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