Sanskrit origin
Source-reportedLearned borrowing from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Doublet of आस (ās). Cognate with Bengali আশা (aśa), Assamese আশা (axa), Manipuri ꯑꯥꯁꯥ (ʼāsā), and Odia ଆଶା (āśā).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: आशाCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: आशाCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

