Where does “asmara” come from?

asmara (Indonesian) comes from Malay asmara, from Old Javanese [[asmara]], [[smara]], from Sanskrit स्मर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan smarás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian smarás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

asmara (Indonesian): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “asmara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayasmaralove
2Old Javanese[[asmara]], [[smara]]
3Sanskritस्मरmemory, remembrance, recollection; loving...
4Proto-Indo-Aryansmarás
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansmarás
6Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian smarásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan smarás
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