English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedSanskritic formation from सु- (su-, “good”) + स्मित (smit, “smile”) + -आ (-ā) with -स्- (-s-) > -ष्- (-ṣ-) from sandhi. Such a formation is unattested in Sanskrit.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: सुष्मिताCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

