Where does “putus asa” come from?

putus asa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian asa, from Minangkabau asa, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

putus asa (Indonesian): to be hopeless, to despair

Definitions

  1. to be hopeless, to despair

Ancestry of “putus asa”, step by step

putus asa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian asa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianasahope; thought; to suspect; to think; to expect
2Minangkabauasa—
3Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
4Sanskritआ॒शस्—
5Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
6Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

via Indonesian putus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianputuscut off; shortened
2Malayputuscut off; shortened; to cut off
3Proto-Malayicputus—

Words derived from “putus asa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →