Where does “शुभकामना” come from?

शुभकामना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शुभ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- — beautiful, clean.

शुभकामना (Hindi): best wishes, congratulations

Definitions

  1. best wishes, congratulations

Ancestry of “शुभकामना”, step by step

शुभकामना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit शुभ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशुभauspicious; auspiciousness, beautiful; good,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean

via Sanskrit कामना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकामनाwish, desire
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit शुभ →