Where does “úpa” come from?
úpa (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian úpa, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “úpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | úpa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |