Where does “āgama” come from?

āgama (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit आगम, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

āgama (Old Javanese): religion system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death

Definitions

  1. religion system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death

Ancestry of “āgama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआगमsomething handed down through tradition; theory,...
2Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
3Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

Words derived from “āgama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →
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