Where does “薩埵” come from?

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

薩埵 (Chinese): sentient beings, living things

Definitions

  1. sentient beings, living things

Ancestry of “薩埵”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
2Sanskritसत्being, existing, occurring, happening, being present
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsánsreal, true
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns →Every word from Sanskrit सत् →Every word from Sanskrit सत्त्व →