Where does “సూక్తము” come from?
సూక్తము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit सूक्त, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsūktás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsūktás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sūktós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
సూక్తము (Telugu): A hymn in the Rig Veda; well or properly said
Definitions
- A hymn in the Rig Veda; well or properly said
Ancestry of “సూక్తము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सूक्त | well spoken or recited; eloquent; good speech |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsūktás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsūktás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sūktós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |