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
- that which is easy, simple, trivial; ease, facility
Ancestry of “சுலபம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सुलभ | easy to be obtained or effected, easily accessible or attainable, feasible, easy, common, trivial |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |