Where does “सुर” come from?

सुर (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sHitás, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂i-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

सुर (Sanskrit): god, divine, diety; idol; thirty-three

Definitions

  1. god, divine, diety; idol; thirty-three

Ancestry of “सुर”, step by step

सुर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसितbound, tied, fettered
2Proto-Indo-IraniansHitás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂i-tó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Sanskrit स्वर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
2Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “सुर”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂i-tó-s →