Where does “সত্ত্বেও” come from?

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

সত্ত্বেও (Bengali): despite, in spite of

Definitions

  1. despite, in spite of

Ancestry of “সত্ত্বেও”, step by step

সত্ত্বেও traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali সত্ত্ব

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliসত্ত্বreality
2Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
3Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true

via Bengali emphatic]] suffix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliemphatic]] suffix—

via Bengali locative]] suffix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengalilocative]] suffix—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →