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Where does “သုခ” come from?

သုခ (Mon) comes from Pali sukha, 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.

သုခ (Mon): happiness

Definitions

  1. happiness

Ancestry of “သုခ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisukhahappiness, comfort
2Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily , easy; pleasant ,...
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
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