Where does “उपनिषद्” come from?

उपनिषद् (Sanskrit) 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,...

उपनिषद् (Sanskrit): sitting at the foot of a teacher to receive...

Definitions

  1. sitting at the foot of a teacher to receive...

Ancestry of “उपनिषद्”, 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 “उपनिषद्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa- →