Where does “આ” come from?

આ (Translingual) comes from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

આ (Translingual): The second letter of the Gujarati script, the independent vowel ā. Its matra that follows a consonant is ા (called kāno): ક + ા = કા (kā)

Definitions

  1. The second letter of the Gujarati script, the independent vowel ā. Its matra that follows a consonant is ા (called kāno): ક + ા = કા (kā)

Ancestry of “આ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
2Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH- →Every word from Sanskrit धा →Every word from Sanskrit आ →