Where does “अस” come from?

अस (Rajasthani) comes from Sanskrit अश्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

अस (Rajasthani): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “अस”, step by step

अस traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अश्व

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअश्वhorse, stallion; knight; the number "seven"
2Proto-Indo-AryanHáśwas—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHáćwashorse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Sanskrit आश्वयुज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआश्वयुजAswayuja (the seventh month of the Hindu lunar calendar)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas →