Where does “sunda” come from?

sunda (Finnish) comes from Sundanese Sunda, 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.

sunda (Finnish): Sundanese language

Definitions

  1. Sundanese language

Ancestry of “sunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SundaneseSundaSunda all senses relating to regions of Southeast Asia
2Sanskritसु-good, well
3Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “sunda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →