Where does “सुखी” come from?
सुखी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit सुखी, from Sanskrit सुखिन्, from Sanskrit सुख, 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.
सुखी (Hindi): pleased, comfortable, happy, contented
Definitions
- pleased, comfortable, happy, contented
Ancestry of “सुखी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सुखी | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सुखिन् | possessing or causing happiness or pleasure;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सुख | running swiftly or easily , easy; pleasant ,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |