Where does “अवसर” come from?

अवसर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

अवसर (Sanskrit): "descent (of water)", rain

Definitions

  1. "descent (of water)", rain

Ancestry of “अवसर”, step by step

अवसर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Sanskrit सर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसरstring, cord; flowing
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “अवसर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa →