Where does “ਅਸ਼ੋਕ” come from?

ਅਸ਼ੋਕ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit अशोक, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

ਅਸ਼ੋਕ (Punjabi): free from sorrow, careless, cheerful

Definitions

  1. free from sorrow, careless, cheerful

Ancestry of “ਅਸ਼ੋਕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअशोकthe plant {{taxlink|Saraca asoca|species}};...
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- →