Where does “asahan” come from?

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

asahan (Tagalog): to hope for; to look forward

Definitions

  1. to hope for; to look forward

Ancestry of “asahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogasaact of hoping
2Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
3Sanskritआ॒शस्
4Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
5Sanskritseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH