Where does “āsā” come from?

āsā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

Ancestry of “āsā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
2Sanskritआ॒शस्—
3Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
4Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

Words derived from “āsā”

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