Where does “mag-asa” come from?

mag-asa (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central asa, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

Ancestry of “mag-asa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralasa
2Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
3Sanskritआ॒शस्
4Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
5Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHEvery word from Sanskrit आ-Every word from Sanskrit
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