Where does “Satyavati” come from?
Satyavati (English) comes from Sanskrit सत्यवती, from Sanskrit सत्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-n̥t-yós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
Satyavati (English): The mother of Vyasa
Definitions
- The mother of Vyasa
Ancestry of “Satyavati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सत्यवती | a truthful woman |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सत्य | true, real, actual, genuine; sincere, honest,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsatyám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsatyás | true, real; truth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-n̥t-yós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |