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Suraj
Suraj comes from Hindi सूरज ‘the sun’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sóh₂wl̥‘sun’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*súHar‘sun’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसूर्यsū́rya‘the sun’
- Hindic. 1500–presentसूरजsūraj‘the sun’
- EnglishtodaySuraj
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sóh₂wl̥‘sun’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*súHar‘sun’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEसूर्यsū́rya‘the sun’
- Hindic. 1500–presentसूरजsūraj‘the sun’
- EnglishtodaySuraj
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ‘sun’
southern, sun, solar, sol, helium, soleil, solano, parasol, 5 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Hindi used by Hindus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ / Suraj