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Where does “उपाख्यान” come from?

उपाख्यान (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,...

उपाख्यान (Sanskrit): account, relation of an event; subordinate tale...

Definitions

  1. account, relation of an event; subordinate tale...

Ancestry of “उपाख्यान”, 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 “उपाख्यान”

  • ఉపాఖ్యానము
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