Where does “सूर्यास्त” come from?

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

सूर्यास्त (Sanskrit): sunset

Definitions

  1. sunset

Ancestry of “सूर्यास्त”, step by step

सूर्यास्त 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 अस्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअस्तthrown, cast
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ástamhome; house

Words derived from “सूर्यास्त

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian súHarEvery word from Sanskrit स्वर्