Where does “সত্ত্ব” come from?

সত্ত্ব (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns — real, true.

সত্ত্ব (Bengali): reality

Definitions

  1. reality

Ancestry of “সত্ত্ব”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
2Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

Words derived from “সত্ত্ব”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →