Where does “jassar” come from?

jassar (Maltese) comes from Arabic اسر, from Sanskrit असुर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros.

jassar (Maltese): to enslave, capture

Definitions

  1. to enslave, capture

Ancestry of “jassar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاسر—
2Sanskritअसुरspirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of...
3Proto-Indo-IranianHásurasdeity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ń̥suros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras →Every word from Sanskrit असुर →