Where does “यवसुरा” come from?
यवसुरा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
यवसुरा (Sanskrit): beer; a kind of alcoholic drink made from barley
Definitions
- beer; a kind of alcoholic drink made from barley
Ancestry of “यवसुरा”, step by step
यवसुरा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit यव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | यव | barley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáwas | barley; cereal, grain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwos | cereal, grain; barley, spelt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |
via Sanskrit सुरा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सुरा | wine, spirituous liquor |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | súraH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súraH | wine, liquor, alcohol; any fermented drink, milk,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sūl | thick liquid |
Words derived from “यवसुरा”