Where does “शुभेच्छु” come from?

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

शुभेच्छु (Hindi): well-wisher

Definitions

  1. well-wisher

Ancestry of “शुभेच्छु”, step by step

शुभेच्छु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi शुभ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशुभauspicious, favorable, good; happy; good
2Sanskritशुभauspicious; auspiciousness, beautiful; good,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewbʰ-beautiful, clean

via Hindi इच्छु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiइच्छुdesirous, fond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewbʰ-Every word from Sanskrit शुभEvery word from Hindi शुभ