Where does “அஸ்தி” come from?

அஸ்தி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अस्थि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HástʰH — bone.

அஸ்தி (Tamil): cremains, cremation ash

Definitions

  1. cremains, cremation ash

Ancestry of “அஸ்தி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्थिa bone; the kernel of a fruit
2Proto-Indo-IranianHástʰHbone
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HástʰH →Every word from Sanskrit अस्थि →