Where does “asana” come from?
asana (Romanian) comes from French assainir, from French a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
asana (Romanian): to drain a swamp
Definitions
- to drain a swamp
Ancestry of “asana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | assainir | to clean up; to stabilise; to heal, to remedy, to... |
| 2 | French | a- | A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |