Where does “abo” come from?

abo (Ashkun) comes from Pali āpa, from Sanskrit अप्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

abo (Ashkun): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “abo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāpawater
2Sanskritअप्water; air; The star δ Virginis in Virgo
3Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́psEvery word from Sanskrit अप्