Where does “उप-” come from?

उप- (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

उप- (Sanskrit): towards; near, with; under, below

Definitions

  1. towards; near, with; under, below

Ancestry of “उप-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Words derived from “उप-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa- →