Where does “ashram” come from?

Ashram comes from Sanskrit आश्रम, derived from Sanskrit श्रम्.

ashram (English): A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by...

Definitions

  1. A secluded religious hermitage inhabited by...

Ancestry of “ashram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआश्रमhermitage, the abode of ascetics, the cell of a...
2Sanskritश्रमfatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,...
3Sanskritश्रम्class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱremh₂-—

Words derived from “ashram”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱremh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit श्रम् →Every word from Sanskrit श्रम →