Where does “सु-” come from?

सु- (Sanskrit) comes 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.

सु- (Sanskrit): good, well

Definitions

  1. good, well

Ancestry of “सु-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “सु-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu- →