Where does “સૌરાષ્ટ્ર” come from?

સૌરાષ્ટ્ર (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र, from Sanskrit सुराष्ट्र, 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.

Ancestry of “સૌરાષ્ટ્ર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसौराष्ट्रfrom Saurashtra
2Sanskritसुराष्ट्रhaving a good dominion
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “સૌરાષ્ટ્ર”

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