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.
Ancestry of “Suryakantam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सूर्यकान्त | ‘sun-loved’, the sun-stone, sun-crystal; crystal;... |
| 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 |