Where does “อโศก” come from?

อโศก (Thai) comes from Sanskrit अशोक, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

อโศก (Thai): any of the various plants of the genus Saraca and...

Definitions

  1. any of the various plants of the genus Saraca and...

Ancestry of “อโศก”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअशोकthe plant {{taxlink|Saraca asoca|species}};...
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →