Where does “Surya” come from?
Surya comes from Sanskrit सूर्य, derived from Sanskrit सूर, which traces to Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥, the root for sun.
Ancestry of “Surya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | suria | Of or pertaining to the sun, solar |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सूर्य | the sun; solar |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सूर | the Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्वर् | the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súHar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |