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Where does “सुमति” come from?

सुमति (Sanskrit) comes 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.

सुमति (Sanskrit): good mind or disposition, benevolence, kindness,...

Definitions

  1. good mind or disposition, benevolence, kindness,...

Ancestry of “सुमति”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसु-good, well
2Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
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