Where does “سوکھا” come from?

سوکھا (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit सुख, 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.

سوکھا (Urdu): dry

Definitions

  1. dry

Ancestry of “سوکھا”, step by step

سوکھا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सुख

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily only applied to cars or chariots, superlative, easy
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

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔—
2Sanskritसख—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →