Where does “āsa” come from?

āsa (Latin) comes from Koine Greek Ἀσά, from Hebrew אָסָא, from Aramaic אָסְיָא, from Middle Irish asum, from Estonian asuma, from Proto-Finnic asudak, from Proto-Uralic ëśew-, from Proto-Uralic ëśe- — to exist, be located.

āsa (Latin): Asa

Definitions

  1. Asa

Ancestry of “āsa”, step by step

āsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Koine Greek Ἀσά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine GreekἈσά—
2Hebrewאָסָאdoctor, healer
3Aramaicאָסְיָא—
4Middle Irishasum—
5Estonianasumato be located, to situate
6Proto-Finnicasudakto live (somewhere), dwell, reside
7Proto-Uralicëśew-to camp, remain
8Proto-Uralicëśe-to exist, be located

via Proto-Italic āzā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicāzāaltar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “āsa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśe- →Every word from Proto-Uralic ëśew- →Every word from Proto-Finnic asudak →