Where does “सुधा” come from?

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

सुधा (Sanskrit): ‘good drink’, the beverage of the gods, nectar;...

Definitions

  1. ‘good drink’, the beverage of the gods, nectar;...

Ancestry of “सुधा”, step by step

सुधा traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसु"'idem"; easy; good, fine, excellent; good, well
2Proto-Indo-Europeansaw-
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Sanskrit धा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
2Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-

via Sanskrit धे

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधेsuck
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “सुधा

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti