Where does “અસુર” come from?

અસુર (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit असुर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros.

અસુર (Gujarati): asura

Definitions

  1. asura

Ancestry of “અસુર”, step by step

અસુર traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit असुर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअसुरspirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHásurasdeity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ń̥suros—

via Akkadian Aššūr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AkkadianAššūrAssur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras →Every word from Sanskrit असुर →