Where does “Saurashtra” come from?
Saurashtra (English) comes from Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર, from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र, from Sanskrit सुराष्ट्र, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
Saurashtra (English): An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people
Definitions
- An Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Saurashtra people
Ancestry of “Saurashtra”, step by step
Saurashtra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati સૌરાષ્ટ્ર
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | સૌરાષ્ટ્ર | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सौराष्ट्र | from Saurashtra |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सुराष्ट्र | having a good dominion |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |
via Saurashtra ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saurashtra | ꢱꣃꢬꢵꢰ꣄ꢜ꣄ꢬ | — |