Where does “asa” come from?

asa (Tagalog) comes from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

asa (Tagalog): act of hoping

Definitions

  1. act of hoping

Ancestry of “asa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
2Sanskritआ॒शस्—
3Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
4Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

Words derived from “asa”

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