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Where does “సుమతి” come from?

సుమతి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit सुमति, 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.

సుమతి (Telugu): good sense, sound mind or thinking, wisdom; A man...

Definitions

  1. good sense, sound mind or thinking, wisdom; A man...

Ancestry of “సుమతి”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुमतिgood mind or disposition, benevolence, kindness,...
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
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