Where does “सौभाग्य” come from?
सौभाग्य (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit सौभाग्य, from Sanskrit सुभग, from Sanskrit सु, from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
सौभाग्य (Marathi): good fortune
Definitions
- good fortune
Ancestry of “सौभाग्य”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सौभाग्य | welfare, good luck, good fortune, success, prosperity, happiness (esp. conjugal felicity) |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सुभग | fortunate, lucky; blessed; happy |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सु | "'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | saw- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |