Where does “aswang” come from?

aswang (Tagalog) comes from Sanskrit असुर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros.

aswang (Tagalog): a vampirelike witch ghoul in Philippine mythology

Definitions

  1. a vampirelike witch ghoul in Philippine mythology

Ancestry of “aswang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअसुरspirit, good spirit, supreme spirit; the chief of...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHásurasdeity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ń̥suros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ń̥suros →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hásuras →Every word from Sanskrit असुर →