Where does “సు-” come from?

సు- (Telugu) comes 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.

సు- (Telugu): A prefix used to denote good

Definitions

  1. A prefix used to denote good

Ancestry of “సు-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसु-good, well
2Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

Words derived from “సు-”

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