Where does “اپواس” come from?

اپواس (Sindhi) comes from Sanskrit उपवास, 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,...

اپواس (Sindhi): the act of fasting, abstention from food

Definitions

  1. the act of fasting, abstention from food

Ancestry of “اپواس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपवासfast
2Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
3Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपवास →