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

  1. a class of malevolent beings, often described as...

Ancestry of “asura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअसुरspirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHásurasdeity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ń̥suros—

Words derived from “asura”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras →Every word from Sanskrit असुर →
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