Where does “सुगंध” come from?
सुगंध (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit सुगन्ध, 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.
सुगंध (Hindi): scent, fragrance, aroma, any pleasant smell
Definitions
- scent, fragrance, aroma, any pleasant smell
Ancestry of “सुगंध”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सुगन्ध | a pleasant fragrant smell, fragrance; a perfume;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |