Where does “उद्” come from?
उद् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit वृत्, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
उद् (Sanskrit): upon, upwards
Ancestry of “उद्”, step by step
उद् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वृत्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अन | breath, respiration |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अन् | to breathe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Proto-Indo-Iranian *wad-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *wad- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |