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Where does “sattva” come from?

sattva (English) comes from Sanskrit सत्त्व, from Sanskrit सत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsáns.

sattva (English): One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy,...

Definitions

  1. One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy,...

Ancestry of “sattva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसत्त्वessence; goodness; spirit
2Sanskritसत्present participle of अस् ; being, existing,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hsáns—

Words derived from “sattva”

  • sattvic
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