Where does “-ਆ” come from?

-ਆ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.

-ਆ (Punjabi): suffix found in many masculine nouns of both Indo-Aryan and Perso-Arabic origin

Definitions

  1. suffix found in many masculine nouns of both Indo-Aryan and Perso-Arabic origin

Ancestry of “-ਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अ
2Sanskritभाग्यluck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,...
3Sanskritभागpart, portion, share, allotment; compartment,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

Words derived from “-ਆ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gósEvery word from Sanskrit -अEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás