köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upéri Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári Sanskrit उ॒परि॑ (upári) Apabhramsa उप्परि (uppari) Hindi ऊपर Inherited from Apabhramsa उप्परि (uppari), from Sanskrit उ॒परि॑ (upári), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-European *upéri, from *úp + *-er. Cognate with Assamese ওপৰ (üpor).