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Where does “upári” come from?

upári (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “upári”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
2Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “upári”

  • opal
  • Opal
  • opalescent
  • opaline
  • opalescence
  • Opals
  • opalescently
  • opaled
  • opaleye
  • chloropal
  • semiopal
  • opalization
  • opalesce
  • opalic
  • opalise
  • nonopalescent
  • opalize
  • opalotype
  • opalus
  • ópalo
  • opale
  • opala
  • opaal
  • opalen
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