Where does “阿修羅” come from?

阿修羅 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 阿修羅, from Sanskrit असुर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros.

阿修羅 (Japanese): asura

Definitions

  1. asura

Ancestry of “阿修羅”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese阿修羅—
2Sanskritअसुरspirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHásurasdeity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ń̥suros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras →Every word from Sanskrit असुर →