Where does “ಸೌಖ್ಯ” come from?

ಸೌಖ್ಯ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit सौख्य, from Sanskrit सुख, 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.

ಸೌಖ್ಯ (Kannada): pleasure, happiness, felicity, ease, comfort, enjoyment

Definitions

  1. pleasure, happiness, felicity, ease, comfort, enjoyment

Ancestry of “ಸೌಖ್ಯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसौख्यwelfare, comfort, enjoyment, pleasure, happiness, bliss
2Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily only applied to cars or chariots, superlative, easy
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-