Where does “सुमनस्” come from?

सुमनस् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsumánās, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

सुमनस् (Sanskrit): good-minded, well-disposed, benevolent, gracious, favourable, pleasant, agreeable

Definitions

  1. good-minded, well-disposed, benevolent, gracious, favourable, pleasant, agreeable

Ancestry of “सुमनस्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsumánāswell-disposed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsumánās →