Where does “Suryakantam” come from?

Suryakantam (English) comes from Sanskrit सूर्यकान्त, from Sanskrit सूर्य, from Sanskrit सूर, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Suryakantam (English): A rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system

Definitions

  1. A rāga in Carnatic music. It is the 17th melakarta rāga in the 72 melakarta rāga system

Ancestry of “Suryakantam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूर्यकान्त‘sun-loved’, the sun-stone, sun-crystal; crystal;...
2Sanskritसूर्यthe sun; solar
3Sanskritसूरthe Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned...
4Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHarEvery word from Sanskrit स्वर्
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