Where does “suriya” come from?

suriya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit सूर्य, from Sanskrit सूर, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

suriya (Pali): sun; the sun as a god

Definitions

  1. sun; the sun as a god

Ancestry of “suriya”, step by step

suriya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सूर्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूर्यthe sun; solar
2Sanskritसूरthe Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned...
3Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Arabic سُورِيَا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسُورِيَا—
2Akkadian𒀸𒋩Assur

Words derived from “suriya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर् →