Where does “सुहागरात” come from?
सुहागरात (Hindi) comes from Hindi सुहाग, 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 — to live.
सुहागरात (Hindi): nuptial night, wedding night
Definitions
- nuptial night, wedding night
Ancestry of “सुहागरात”, step by step
सुहागरात traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi सुहाग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सुहाग | wifehood, married happiness |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ?????? | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सौभाग्य | welfare, good luck, good fortune, success, prosperity, happiness (esp. conjugal felicity) |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सुभग | fortunate, lucky; blessed; happy |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सु | "'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | saw- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |