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Where does “Hsūktás” come from?

Hsūktás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsūktás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sūktós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

Ancestry of “Hsūktás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHsūktás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sūktós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “Hsūktás”

  • సూక్తము
  • सूक्त
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