Where does “અશોક” come from?

અશોક (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अशोक, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

અશોક (Gujarati): without grief

Definitions

  1. without grief

Ancestry of “અશોક”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →