Where does “anāsava” come from?

anāsava (Pali) comes from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

anāsava (Pali): free from intoxicants

Definitions

  1. free from intoxicants

Ancestry of “anāsava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →