Where does “阿吽” come from?

阿吽 (Japanese) comes from Sanskrit अह, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

阿吽 (Japanese): A-un

Definitions

  1. A-un

Ancestry of “阿吽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहday
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Sanskrit अह →