Where does “सूर्यनमस्कार” come from?

सूर्यनमस्कार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सूर्य, from Sanskrit सूर, from Sanskrit स्वर्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

सूर्यनमस्कार (Sanskrit): adoration of the sun

Definitions

  1. adoration of the sun

Ancestry of “सूर्यनमस्कार”, step by step

सूर्यनमस्कार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सूर्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसूर्यthe sun; solar
2Sanskritसूरthe Sun; Calotropis gigantea; a wise or learned...
3Sanskritस्वर्the sun; sunshine, light; sky, heaven
4Proto-Indo-IraniansúHarthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Sanskrit नमस्कार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनमस्कारrespectful greetings
2Sanskritनमस्bow, obeisance, reverential salutation,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
4Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take

Words derived from “सूर्यनमस्कार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHar →Every word from Sanskrit स्वर् →