Where does “آس” come from?
آس (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸, from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
آس (Urdu): longing; hope
Ancestry of “آس”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀆𑀲𑀸 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आशा | hope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ॒शस् | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 5 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |