Where does “सौख्य” come from?

सौख्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सुख, 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.

सौख्य (Sanskrit): welfare, comfort, enjoyment, pleasure, happiness, bliss

Definitions

  1. welfare, comfort, enjoyment, pleasure, happiness, bliss

Ancestry of “सौख्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily only applied to cars or chariots, superlative, easy
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 “सौख्य”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →