Where does “सूर्यमुखी” come from?

सूर्यमुखी (Hindi) comes from Hindi सूर्य, from Sanskrit सूर्य, from Sanskrit सूर, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

सूर्यमुखी (Hindi): sunflower

Definitions

  1. sunflower

Ancestry of “सूर्यमुखी”, step by step

सूर्यमुखी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi सूर्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसूर्यSun
2Sanskritसूर्यthe sun; solar
3Sanskritसूरthe Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned...
4Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
5Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Hindi मुख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमुखmouth; face
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHarEvery word from Sanskrit स्वर्