Where does “असुर” come from?

असुर (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros.

असुर (Sanskrit): spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of...

Definitions

  1. spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of...

Ancestry of “असुर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHásurasdeity
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ń̥suros—

Words derived from “असुर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras →