Where does “Hhu-” come from?

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

Hhu- (Proto-Iranian): good

Definitions

  1. good

Ancestry of “Hhu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “Hhu-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu- →