Where does “ആസക്തി” come from?

ആസക്തി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit आसक्ति, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

ആസക്തി (Malayalam): strong desire

Definitions

  1. strong desire

Ancestry of “ആസക്തി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआसक्तिthe act of adhering or attaching one's self firmly behind
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →