Where does “आकाश” come from?

आकाश (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit आकाश, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

आकाश (Nepali): sky; air

Definitions

  1. sky; air

Ancestry of “आकाश”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआकाशsky
2Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ →Every word from Sanskrit आकाश →