Where does “Asha” come from?
Asha derives from Sanskrit आशा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ā́śā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ā́ćā, of unknown ultimate origin and meaning.
Ancestry of “Asha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | आशा | hope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आ॒शस् | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |