Where does “Ashoka” come from?

Ashoka derives from Sanskrit अशोक, a Sanskrit term formed with the negation prefix अ- from Sanskrit शोक meaning sorrow, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian śṓcati and Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-.

Ashoka (English): An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232

Definitions

  1. An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232

Ancestry of “Ashoka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअशोकthe plant {{taxlink|Saraca asoca|species}};...
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “Ashoka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →