Where does “சுகவழி” come from?

சுகவழி (Tamil) comes from Tamil சுகம், 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.

சுகவழி (Tamil): hygiene

Definitions

  1. hygiene

Ancestry of “சுகவழி”, step by step

சுகவழி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tamil சுகம்

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசுகம்comfort
2Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily only applied to cars or chariots, superlative, easy
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Tamil வழி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilவழிway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Sanskrit सु-