Where does “സൗഖ്യം” come from?

സൗഖ്യം (Malayalam) 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.

സൗഖ്യം (Malayalam): wellness; well-being

Definitions

  1. wellness; well-being

Ancestry of “സൗഖ്യം”, 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-