Where does “asa” come from?
asa (Indonesian) comes from Minangkabau asa, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
asa (Indonesian): hope; thought; to suspect; to think; to expect
Definitions
- hope; thought; to suspect; to think; to expect
Ancestry of “asa”, step by step
asa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Minangkabau asa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minangkabau | asa | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आशा | hope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ॒शस् | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Malay asa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | asa | hope; to hope; thought; to suspect; to think |