Etymology

From Sanskrit सूर्य ‎(sū́rya), a variety of सूर ‎(sū́ra, “the sun”), from स्वर् ‎(svár, “the sun, sunshine”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *súHr̥, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥, whence also Ancient Greek ἥλιος ‎(hḗlios), Latin sōl and Persian خور ‎(khur).