Where does “சுலபம்” come from?

சுலபம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit सुलभ, 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.

சுலபம் (Tamil): that which is easy, simple, trivial; ease, facility

Definitions

  1. that which is easy, simple, trivial; ease, facility

Ancestry of “சுலபம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुलभeasy to be obtained or effected, easily accessible or attainable, feasible, easy, common, trivial
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-Every word from Sanskrit सु-