Where does “अप-” come from?
अप- (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
अप- (Sanskrit): away, out
Ancestry of “अप-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hápa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |