Where does “अप” come from?
अप (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hapá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hapá, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
अप (Sanskrit): away, off, back; down
Ancestry of “अप”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hapá | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hapá | off, away, from |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |