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Where does “ఉపవాసము” come from?

ఉపవాసము (Telugu) 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,...

ఉపవాసము (Telugu): fasting, a fast

Definitions

  1. fasting, a fast

Ancestry of “ఉపవాసము”, 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,...
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