Where does “आह” come from?
आह (Old Marathi) comes from Sanskrit ओष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hawṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hawšás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews-ós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
आह (Old Marathi): heat
Ancestry of “आह”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ओष | combustion; shining |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hawṣás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hawšás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews-ós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |