Where does “सोरठ” come from?

सोरठ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र, from Sanskrit सुराष्ट्र, 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.

सोरठ (Hindi): a raga of the 2nd prahara of the night, in the Khamaj thaat

Definitions

  1. a raga of the 2nd prahara of the night, in the Khamaj thaat

Ancestry of “सोरठ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसौराष्ट्रfrom Saurashtra
2Sanskritसुराष्ट्रhaving a good dominion
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →