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Where does “śúHras” come from?

śúHras (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćúHras, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuh₁r-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.

Ancestry of “śúHras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianćúHrasstrong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱuh₁r-ó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “śúHras”

  • शूर
  • शूर
  • sūra
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