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Where does “आ-” come from?
आ- (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
आ-
(Sanskrit): up, upon, on
Definitions
up, upon, on
Ancestry of “आ-”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Sanskrit
आ
separated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
2
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*HáH
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Words derived from “आ-”
Himalayas
Himalayan
Himalaya
Acharya
Asha
ashram
Amitabh
Asthana
acharya
ashrama
Himmaleh
vyakarana
Yogacharya
ashramite
Amitābha
आस्
आचार
आलय
आगम
आराम
आश्रम
आवास
आरम्भ
आज्ञा
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