Where does “ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ” come from?

ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ (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,...

ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ (Punjabi): subcontinent

Definitions

subcontinent

Ancestry of “ਉਪਮਹਾਂਦੀਪ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Punjabi	ਉਪ-	subordinate, sub-, epi
2	Sanskrit	उप-	towards; near, with; under, below
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	upa-	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	upa-	towards
5	Proto-Indo-European	upo	under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

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