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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसुखrunning swiftly or easily , easy; pleasant ,...
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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