Where does “asura” come from?
asura (Pali) comes from Sanskrit असुर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros.
asura (Pali): a class of malevolent beings, often described as...
Definitions
- a class of malevolent beings, often described as...
Ancestry of “asura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | असुर | spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hásuras | deity |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ń̥suros | — |