Where does “सूक्ष्म” come from?

सूक्ष्म (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सुक्ष्म, 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.

सूक्ष्म (Sanskrit): acute, subtle, keen; nice, exact, precise;...

Definitions

  1. acute, subtle, keen; nice, exact, precise;...

Ancestry of “सूक्ष्म”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुक्ष्म
2Sanskritसु-good, well
3Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-
4Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “सूक्ष्म

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