Where does “सु” come from?

सु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European saw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

सु (Sanskrit): "'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well

Definitions

  1. "'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well

Ancestry of “सु”, step by step

सु traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European saw-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansaw-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Sanskrit स

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसan anapest; a snake; air, wind
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

via Proto-Indo-European sewH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
2Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “सु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →