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Where does “अश्रि” come from?

अश्रि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśriṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćriš, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óḱris, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

अश्रि (Sanskrit): the sharp side of anything, corner, angle , edge

Definitions

  1. the sharp side of anything, corner, angle , edge

Ancestry of “अश्रि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHáśriṣ—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáćriš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óḱristop, protrusion; sharp edge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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