SUBIR

In Spanish "subir" means "to rise". And the Spaniards themselves cannot understand how "subir" can mean upward movement, if "sub" is "under". The most cunning explanation from them is, they say, "subir" is not to move up, but to move from below. Judge yourself. Meanwhile we have "suba" (სუბა) - "solitude, tranquility". A synonym to the word "morir" ("to die") is "subir al cielo" - "rise to the sky". Where, as you know, it is lonely and calm...