Where does “सौराष्ट्र” come from?

सौराष्ट्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सुराष्ट्र, 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.

सौराष्ट्र (Sanskrit): from Saurashtra

Definitions

  1. from Saurashtra

Ancestry of “सौराष्ट्र”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुराष्ट्रhaving a good dominion
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 “सौराष्ट्र”

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