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Where does “asa” come from?

asa (Latvian) comes from Latvian ass, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśís, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

asa (Latvian): genitive singular masculine form of ass;...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular masculine form of ass;...

Ancestry of “asa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianassaxle; axis; old unit of length in the Russian...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicaśísaxle, axis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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