Where does “ākāsa” come from?

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

ākāsa (Pali): space, sky

Definitions

  1. space, sky

Ancestry of “ākāsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआकाशsky
2Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

Words derived from “ākāsa”

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