Where does “आशु” come from?

आशु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan HaHśúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HaHćúš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱ-ús.

आशु (Sanskrit): fast, quick, swift, rapid, going quickly;...

Definitions

  1. fast, quick, swift, rapid, going quickly;...

Ancestry of “आशु”, step by step

आशु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan HaHśúṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHaHśúṣ—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHaHćúšquick, fast, swift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱ-ús—

via Proto-Indo-European oḱú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱú-swift

Words derived from “आशु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱ-ús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HaHćúš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan HaHśúṣ →