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Where does “सुहाग” come from?

सुहाग (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ??????, from Sanskrit सौभाग्य, from Sanskrit सुभग, from Sanskrit सु, from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

सुहाग (Hindi): wifehood, married happiness

Definitions

  1. wifehood, married happiness

Ancestry of “सुहाग”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit??????—
2Sanskritसौभाग्य—
3Sanskritसुभग—
4Sanskritसु"'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well
5Proto-Indo-Europeansaw-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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