Where does “ਉਪਜਾਤੀ” come from?

ਉਪਜਾਤੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਉਪ-, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

ਉਪਜਾਤੀ (Punjabi): subcaste

Definitions

  1. subcaste

Ancestry of “ਉਪਜਾਤੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਉਪ-subordinate, sub-, epi
2Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
3Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Punjabi ਉਪ- →