Where does “ਉਪ-” come from?

ਉਪ- (Punjabi) comes 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,...

ਉਪ- (Punjabi): subordinate, sub-, epi

Definitions

  1. subordinate, sub-, epi

Ancestry of “ਉਪ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
2Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-
3Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Words derived from “ਉਪ-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upoEvery word from Sanskrit उप-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-