Where does “सूरजमुखी” come from?

सूरजमुखी (Hindi) comes from Hindi सूरज, from Sanskrit सूर्य, from Sanskrit सर, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

सूरजमुखी (Hindi): sunflower

Definitions

  1. sunflower

Ancestry of “सूरजमुखी”, step by step

सूरजमुखी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi सूरज

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiसूरजSun
2Sanskritसूर्यthe sun; solar
3Sanskritसरstring, cord; flowing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Hindi मुख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमुखmouth; face
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew-Every word from Sanskrit सर