Where does “सूर्य” come from?
सूर्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सूर, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
सूर्य (Sanskrit): the sun; solar
Ancestry of “सूर्य”, step by step
सूर्य traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit सूर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सूर | the Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्वर् | the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | súHar | the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Sanskrit सर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सर | string, cord; flowing |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “सूर्य”