Where does “आशना” come from?

आशना (Hindi) comes from Persian آشنا, from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk', from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

आशना (Hindi): lover, paramour; friend, companion

Definitions

  1. lover, paramour; friend, companion

Ancestry of “आशना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآشناacquainted; acquaintance
2Pahlaviʾšnwʾk'—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Pahlavi ʾšnwʾk' →Every word from Persian آشنا →