Where does “asmara” come from?
asmara (Malay) comes from Old Javanese [[asmara]], [[smara]], from Sanskrit स्मर, from Proto-Indo-Aryan smarás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian smarás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer- — to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
asmara (Malay): love
Definitions
- love
Ancestry of “asmara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | [[asmara]], [[smara]] | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्मर | memory, remembrance, recollection; loving... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | smarás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | smarás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mer- | to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to... |