Where does “Anurag” come from?
Anurag (English) comes from Sanskrit अनुराग, from Sanskrit अनु-, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “Anurag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अनुराग | predilection; a higher love, like the love of... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अनु- | after, along, alongside; near to, with; according... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्वर् | the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súHar | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |