Where does “आकाश” come from?

आकाश (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

आकाश (Sanskrit): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “आकाश”, step by step

आकाश traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit आ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

via Sanskrit काश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकाशshining-brightly
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “आकाश”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ →