Where does “อาสน” come from?

อาสน (Thai) comes from Pali āsana, from Sanskrit आसन, from Sanskrit आस्ते, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́stay, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ḗsti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

อาสน (Thai): trouble, problem; crisis, emergency; urgent necessity

Definitions

  1. trouble, problem; crisis, emergency; urgent necessity

Ancestry of “อาสน”, step by step

อาสน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali āsana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliāsanasitting, sitting down; seat, throne
2Sanskritआसनseat, chair; a comfortable position; sitting,...
3Sanskritआस्तेto be; to stay; to sit
4Proto-Indo-AryanHā́stay
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́stay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ḗstito be
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Khmer អាសន្ន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអាសន្នevent, incident, occurrence; crisis, emergency, accident; immediacy, urgency, trouble, problem
2Sanskritआसन्नdeath

Words derived from “อาสน

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ḗstiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́stay