Where does “अप्” come from?

अप् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

अप् (Sanskrit): water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo

Definitions

  1. water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo

Ancestry of “अप्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “अप्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →