Where does “आशय” come from?

आशय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit आशय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

आशय (Hindi): abode, home; container, vessel

Definitions

  1. abode, home; container, vessel

Ancestry of “आशय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआशयseat; place; asylum
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →