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.

Surya (English): The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which

Definitions

The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which

Ancestry of “Surya”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	the sun
6	Proto-Indo-European	sóh₂wl̥	sun

Words derived from “Surya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर् →