Where does “உபாயம்” come from?

உபாயம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit उपाय, 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,...

உபாயம் (Tamil): that by which a person achieves their aim; means, stratagem, artifice

Definitions

  1. that by which a person achieves their aim; means, stratagem, artifice

Ancestry of “உபாயம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउपाय.
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 उपाय →