Where does “मुखसुख” come from?

मुखसुख (Sanskrit) comes 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.

मुखसुख (Sanskrit): facility in pronunciation, phonetic ease

Definitions

  1. facility in pronunciation, phonetic ease

Ancestry of “मुखसुख”, step by step

मुखसुख traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सुख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily only applied to cars or chariots, superlative, easy
2Sanskritसु-good, well
3Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-
4Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Sanskrit मुख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Sanskrit सु-