Where does “अवसर” come from?
अवसर (Old Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अवसर, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
अवसर (Old Gujarati): opportunity, occasion
Ancestry of “अवसर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अवसर | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |