Where does “آشا” come from?

آشا (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

آشا (Urdu): hope; wish; desire

Definitions

  1. hope; wish; desire

Ancestry of “آشا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआशाhope, expectation; desire, wish, prospect; a...
2Sanskritआ॒शस्—
3Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
4Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →